Full story at ABC News: On Thanksgiving Eve, President-elect Barack Obama, his wife Michelle, and his daughters Malia and Sasha, all bundled up in winter coats and hats, dished out chickens to the needy at a Chicago church, leaving some overcome with emotion.
"Very special," said one emotional man, crying as he described what it meant to meet Obama.
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