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White House Press Secretary Resigns |
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Aug 31, 2007 at 01:29 PM |
White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, who is currently battling cancer, announced his resignation today, 16 months before the end of the Bush presidency. He'll be replaced by deputy press secretary Dana Perino.
``I sadly accept his desire to leave the White House,'' An increasingly isolated President George W. Bush told reporters today. ``He'll battle cancer and win.''w ones haven't developed.
Snow, 52, two weeks ago finished chemotherapy treatments to fight a recurrence of colon cancer. He cited financial reasons for his departure and said his health is good. Snow is paid $168,000, much less than he made in his previous job as a television commentator. Married with three children, he said he took out a loan to work at the White House and the money has run out.
Snow, whose resignation will take effect Sept. 14, said he will speak out on issues he cares about, do some political writing and work on book proposals that center on how to deal with sickness. He also said he would work to help people who might not have the resources they need to fight disease and may try to raise money for such causes.
``I will stay involved in politics,'' he said. ``I will be going around the country and talking about things I care about.'' Snow said tests showed that his tumors haven't grown and ne |
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