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Obama: ‘Thanksgiving Is My Favorite Holiday, it Is Uniquely American’
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The White House
Name: The White House
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Barack Obama

Name: Barack Obama
Employment: The White House
Position: President
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The White House, Washington, D.C.
Name: The White House, Washington, D.C.
URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/
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11/28/2014 07:18 am
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On behalf of the ░░░░░░░░ family Michelle Malia Sasha ░░░░░░░░ and Sunny I want ░░░░░░░░ wish you a very ░░░░░░░░ Thanksgiving Like many of ░░░░░░░░ we ll spend the ░░░░░░░░ with family and friends ░░░░░░░░ up eating some good ░░░░░░░░ and watching a little ░░░░░░░░ Before we lift a ░░░░░░░░ we lend a hand ░░░░░░░░ going out in the ░░░░░░░░ to serve some of ░░░░░░░░ neighbors in need And ░░░░░░░░ give thanks for each ░░░░░░░░ and for all of ░░░░░░░░ s blessings Thanksgiving is ░░░░░░░░ favorite holiday because more ░░░░░░░░ any other it is ░░░░░░░░ American Each of us ░░░░░░░░ our own traditions and ░░░░░░░░ and recipes to the ░░░░░░░░ but we all share ░░░░░░░░ day united by the ░░░░░░░░ for the bounty of ░░░░░░░░ nation And we welcome ░░░░░░░░ contributions of all people ░░░░░░░░ matter their origin or ░░░░░░░░ or beliefs who call ░░░░░░░░ home and who enrich ░░░░░░░░ life of our nation ░░░░░░░░ is a creed as ░░░░░░░░ as our founding E ░░░░░░░░ unum that our of ░░░░░░░░ we are one We ░░░░░░░░ reminded that this creed ░░░░░░░░ America itself was never ░░░░░░░░ inevitability but the result ░░░░░░░░ ordinary people in every ░░░░░░░░ doing their part to ░░░░░░░░ our founding ideals by ░░░░░░░░ the blessings of freedom ░░░░░░░░ multiplying them for those ░░░░░░░░ would follow As President ░░░░░░░░ once wrote even as ░░░░░░░░ give thanks for all ░░░░░░░░ we ve inherited from ░░░░░░░░ who came before us ░░░░░░░░ decency of purpose steadfastness ░░░░░░░░ resolve and strength of ░░░░░░░░ for the courage and ░░░░░░░░ humility which they posessed ░░░░░░░░ must also remember that ░░░░░░░░ highest appreciation is not ░░░░░░░░ utter words but to ░░░░░░░░ by them Today we ░░░░░░░░ grateful to all Americans ░░░░░░░░ do their part to ░░░░░░░░ by those ideals including ░░░░░░░░ brave men and women ░░░░░░░░ uniform overseas and their ░░░░░░░░ who sacrifice so much ░░░░░░░░ keep America safe To ░░░░░░░░ service members who are ░░░░░░░░ from home we say ░░░░░░░░ extra prayer for you ░░░░░░░░ your loved ones and ░░░░░░░░ renew our commitment to ░░░░░░░░ care of you as ░░░░░░░░ as you ve taken ░░░░░░░░ of us We are ░░░░░░░░ to the countless Americans ░░░░░░░░ serve their communities in ░░░░░░░░ kitchens and shelters looking ░░░░░░░░ for those who are ░░░░░░░░ fortunate and lifting up ░░░░░░░░ who have fallen on ░░░░░░░░ times This generosity this ░░░░░░░░ this belief that we ░░░░░░░░ each other s keepers ░░░░░░░░ essential to who we ░░░░░░░░ not just on this ░░░░░░░░ but every day It ░░░░░░░░ easy to focus on ░░░░░░░░ separates us But as ░░░░░░░░ gather with loved ones ░░░░░░░░ this Thanksgiving let s ░░░░░░░░ and be grateful for ░░░░░░░░ binds us together Our ░░░░░░░░ of country Our commitment ░░░░░░░░ justice and equality Our ░░░░░░░░ that America s best ░░░░░░░░ are ahead and that ░░░░░░░░ destiny is ours to ░░░░░░░░ and that our inherited ░░░░░░░░ must be the birthright ░░░░░░░░ all of our children ░░░░░░░░ s what today is ░░░░░░░░ about that out of ░░░░░░░░ we are one Thank ░░░░░░░░ God bless you and ░░░░░░░░ my family to yours ░░░░░░░░ Thanksgiving.
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