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New White House Press Secretary Named

By TERENCE HUNT,
AP
Posted: 2007-08-31 15:37:00
WASHINGTON (Aug. 31) - Tony Snow, the highly visible White House press secretary, will leave his job on Sept. 14 and be replaced by his deputy, Dana Perino, an administration official said Friday.

President Bush was to announce the changes during an appearance in the White House briefing room.

Snow, ailing with cancer, had said recently he would leave before the end of Bush's presidency. The father of three children, Snow said he needs to make more than his White House salary of $168,000. He could earn far more money on the speechmaking circuit.

The 52-year-old Snow was a conservative pundit and syndicated talk-show host on Fox News Radio before he was named press secretary on April 26, 2006. He is the latest in a string of White House officials to head for the exits.

Friday was the last day of work for political strategist Karl Rove. Others who have left since Democrats won control of Congress are counselor Dan Bartlett, chief White House attorney Harriet Miers, budget director Rob Portman, political director Sara Taylor, deputy national security adviser J.D. Crouch and Meghan O'Sullivan, another deputy national security adviser who worked on Iraq.

In 2005, Snow had his colon removed and underwent six months of chemotherapy after being diagnosed with cancer. This March, he underwent surgery to remove a growth in his abdominal area, near the site of the original colon cancer. Doctors determined it was a recurrence of his cancer.

He was out of work for five weeks, then returned and underwent chemotherapy, treatments that only recently concluded and have left him thinner, grayer and with less hair.

Snow earned his stripes within the White House for his striking popularity around the country, relentlessly good-natured and bright tone, and smooth, snappy repartee with the media during briefings. Reporters, though, grumbled that an emphasis on showmanship too often took precedence over rhetorical precision and careful preparation.

Some senior White House aides referred to his briefings as "The Tony Snow Show."

Snow was Bush's third chief spokesman in just over six years marked by increasingly tense relations between the White House and the reporters who cover it.

Snow had little experience as a press secretary befosre joining the White House team. He worked in the White House under Bush's father as a speechwriting director and spokesman for regional issues. As a pundit, he had been sharply critical of Bush at times.

He held several print journalism positions, mostly working for newspaper opinion pages, and was most recently the host of the "Tony Snow Show" on Fox News Radio and "Weekend Live with Tony Snow" on the Fox News Channel.

Perino, 35, has been Snow's principal deputy, filling in for him when he was away after surgery and at other times.

Before joining the press office, she worked as associate director of communications at the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

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julepp 05:34:09 PM Apr 07 2008

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This is really old news. Dana Perino has been the press secretary for many months now. Get with it!

hallmachinery 07:39:08 AM Mar 20 2008

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This is still top news ? , whoever runs this should be fired , the sports section is a total joke with headlines that were fresh 3 days ago , if this was 1890 and the " pony express " ruled this would be outstanding

kerchek 03:27:30 PM Mar 17 2008

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Fred Krissman 06:08:00 AM Dec 13 2007

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How does this 6 week old story still rate as "Top News"? Let's move on to new and important stories!

QueenAriana220 08:50:00 PM Nov 07 2007

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WISHING YOU MUCH GOOD WORK IN THE SHORT TIME THE WHITE HOUSE HAS REMAINING TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.......I DO BELIEVE YOU HAVE A TELE ELECTRONIC THAT SHOWS IT BECOMES A MUSEUM WITH NO POLITICIANS........THANK YOU VERY MUCH.......................

sdanna1106 03:32:00 PM Nov 05 2007

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Just another republican manuver, not in the interest of the normal citizen , money, oil, whatever.

sdanna1106 03:32:00 PM Nov 05 2007

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Just another republican manuver, not in the interest of the normal citizen , money, oil, whatever.

sdanna1106 03:32:00 PM Nov 05 2007

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Just another republican manuver, not in the interest of the normal citizen , money, oil, whatever.

TZurflueh 06:14:23 PM Oct 29 2007

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typical liberalis stupidus, you always think the world is against you. Its not just conventional wisdom and intelligence seems to run from you. Quit with the self pity anti-American banter and enjoy life. Face it America is a great country and capitalism made it great. Socialism is a loser.

TZurflueh 06:14:12 PM Oct 29 2007

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typical liberalis stupidus, you always think the world is against you. Its not just conventional wisdom and intelligence seems to run from you. Quit with the self pity anti-American banter and enjoy life. Face it America is a great country and capitalism made it great. Socialism is a loser.

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