White House press secretary Tony Snow, known for his sharp wit in the press room, will step down on Friday, Sept. 14. His deputy, Dana Perino, will replace him, President Bush announced today.
Read the Washington Post story here and the New York Times story here.
Snow, 52, had said he planned to step down before the end of the Bush presidency because he could earn more elsewhere. The White House spokesman had also suffered a recurrence of colon cancer last spring, and is still undergoing treatment, though the WaPo reports that his condition has stabilized.
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