US resident are to mark the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday and Barack Obama, the president, has honoured the occasion by pardoning a turkey. <br /><br />A rather important decision. <br /><br />But Obama faces more difficult challenges.<br /><br />There is a host of issues, including funding for government tax cuts, and an arms reduction treaty with Russia.<br /><br />Al Jazeera\s Mike Hanna reports.
