Vladimir Putin““We discussed this important issue yesterday over a beer...” ”

Barack OBAMA“You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt...”

Rescued on eve of Inauguration Day, sea turtle named for Obama gets liberty on Fourth …

Posted on Saturday, July 4th, 2009 and is filed under Music. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

KEY WEST, Fla. – A sea turtle named after President Barack Obama that was rescued just before Inauguration Day has been set free on Independence Day. Obama the loggerhead sea turtle was found ailing off a Key West beach on Jan. 19, the eve of the inauguration. Suffering from an intestinal impaction, the 200-pound female was nursed back to health with a diet of squid and mineral oil at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon. Turtle Hospital administrator Ryan Butts said the turtle was set free Saturday on a Key West beach as about 100 people watched. He says it was appropriate to give the loggerhead its liberty on the Fourth of July after being rescued at a historic moment. He says the loggerhead…

more

Leave a Reply

• Travel
• Tech & Science
• Pregnancy
• Sport
• Health
• Entertainment
• Business
• Politics
• World News
• Photo Gallery

• [About]
• [Billboard R&B]
• [Resources]
• [RSS Feed]