(CBS goes full-footage for the Presidential turkeys including their first class flight to their next gig at Disneyland)
This year marks the 61st Turkey Pardon by the President on Thanksgiving, a public a publicity stunt originally conceived and maintained by the Turkey Federation lobby. You can find more about the tradition on the special White House page for "Pumpkin" and "Pecan" or read a retired reporter's nice piece about his coverage during the Carter administration.
For PRNewser, it's mainly an excuse to reprint the best Bush pic ever--the 2001 Turkey Pardon immortalized by Reuters photographer Kevin Lemarque:
