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Nation counts blessings, eats

Obama calls soldiers overseas

Posted: November 27, 2009 at 5:40 a.m.

A soldier carries his Thanksgiving Day lunch Thursday at the U.S. base in Bagram, Afghanistan.

Giant balloons, floats, marching bands and clowns with confetti brought smiles to hundreds of thousands of revelers eager to catch a glimpse of a parade as steeped in Thanksgiving Day tradition as turkey and pumpkin pie.

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