–Alaska Governor Sarah Palin pardons one turkey while other birds meet their fate in the background.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, author of the Interpreter of Maladies and The Namesake, is one of the three immigrant writers interviewed on NPR this week about what it means to be an American.
–Will this giant rabbit help solve world hunger? Or will he eat the North Korean officials who allegedly ate his father?
–President-elect Barack Obama appoints Chicago businesswoman Desirée Rogers as social secretary. She will be the first African-American to hold the post. And, no, you can't come to the party.
–Meanwhile, the Bush White House issues some very Christmassy looking Hanukkah party invitations. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, it's the thought that counts.