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White House Press Secretary Snow Resigns
Snow to Step Down Sept. 14; Replaced by Dana Perino
By Joe Holley
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, August 31, 2007; 1:40 PM
White House Press Secretary Tony Snow said today that he plans to step down Sept. 14 and President Bush said he will "sadly accept" his chief spokesman's resignation.
Snow will be replaced by his deputy, Dana Perino.
Snow, 52, a former journalist and Fox News talk show host, has signaled in recent weeks that he probably would not finish the remainder of the Bush presidency, primarily because of financial concerns. He was leaving, he said today, "because I ran out of money."
Snow, the father of three children, earns $168,000 a year as the White House spokesman but made considerably more as an anchor for "Fox News Sunday" and a political analyst for the Fox News Channel, which he joined in 1996. He also hosted "The Tony Snow Show" on Fox News Radio.
He was named press secretary on April 26, 2006, replacing Scott McClellan.
Snow was treated for colon cancer in 2005. In March of this year, doctors discovered that the cancer had returned and had spread to his liver. He said today that he had finished a regimen of chemotherapy two weeks ago and that his health has stabilized.
"There are no new tumors, and that's what you want," he said.
Appearing in the White House briefing room with Snow and Perino, Bush told reporters that "it's been a joy to watch him spar with you." He also mentioned Snow's illness, saying "he'll battle cancer and win."
Turning to Snow, the president then said: "I love you, and I wish you all the best."
Snow said he hadn't decided what he will do when he leaves the White House.
"I know I'll be giving some speeches," he said. "I could try to work up some book proposals, probably first and foremost on issues of how you deal with sickness."
Perino, 35 , joined the White House staff in 2005 and stepped in for Snow when his cancer returned on March 27. A Colorado native, she worked as a congressional press secretary and Justice Department press aide before moving to the White House's Council on Environmental Quality.
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