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  • July 2008

    • Bush Pays Respects to Snow

      Associated Press  |  Jul 17, 08 12:05 PM CDT

      Bush Pays Respects to Snow

      (AP) - President Bush fondly remembered Tony Snow today, telling mourners at his funeral that the conservative commentator-turned-White House press secretary "amassed a rare record of accomplishment." "He knew the job of a reporter was vigorous. He understood the profession and always treated it with respect," Bush said during a service at Washington's Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • White House  • Karl Rove  • funeral  • Tony Snow  • Andrew Card

    • Snow's Death Puts Politics in Perspective

      Newsweek  |  Jul 15, 08 4:16 AM CDT

      Snow's Death Puts Politics in Perspective

      (Newser) - The death of Tony Snow serves as a tragic reminder that some things are far more important in life than party politics, Elizabeth Edwards writes in Newsweek . The Democratic health adviser pays warm tribute to her fellow cancer sufferer, and expresses hope that the words "common cause" will gain greater meaning. "I suspect Tony and I agreed on more things than we might have guessed," she writes.  More »

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      cancer  • cancer research  • Elizabeth Edwards  • colon cancer  • Tony Snow

    • Snow Was 'the Best': Cheney

      Time  |  Jul 13, 08 2:41 PM CDT

      Snow Was 'the Best': Cheney

      (Newser) - Tony Snow, economic policy, veepstakes, and the Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae crisis sparked conversation on the Sunday talk show circuit today. Time sums them up: Fox News Sunday paid homage to late newscaster and press secretary Tony Snow; Dick Cheney called him "the best" he's known. Arnold Shwarzenegger applauded John McCain's bipartisanship and Iraq policy on This Week , but dismissed the idea of working at a McCain White House . More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Arnold Schwarzenegger  • Fox News  • Meet the Press  • Tony Snow  • Sunday Morning

    • Tony Snow Was Good at His Job

      Time  |  Jul 12, 08 2:34 PM CDT

      Tony Snow Was Good at His Job

      (Newser) - When Tony Snow took over as press secretary 2 years ago, the White House press corps wanted blood. Snow’s predecessors, the hostile Ari Fleischer and misinformed Scott McClellan, had left a bad taste in their mouths. But then came Snow, a breath of fresh air who won over the room with his knowledge and wit, writes Massimo Calabresi of Time . More »

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      Bush administration  • obituary  • White House  • Fox News  • Tony Snow  • press secretary

    • Tony Snow Dies of Cancer at 53

      Associated Press  |  Jul 12, 08 6:47 AM CDT

      Tony Snow Dies of Cancer at 53

      (AP) - Tony Snow, a conservative writer and commentator who cheerfully sparred with reporters in the White House briefing room during a year and a half stint as President Bush's press secretary, has died of colon cancer, Fox News reported today. Snow was 53 years old.  Snow, who served as the first host of the television news program "Fox News Sunday,"  would later say that in the Bush administration he was enjoying "the most exciting, intellectually aerobic job I'm ever going to have." More »

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      Bush administration  • Fox News  • colon cancer  • Tony Snow  • press secretary

  • September 2007
  • August 2007

    • Snow Sets Departure Date

      CNN  |  Aug 31, 07 2:01 PM CDT

      Snow Sets Departure Date

      (Newser) - After weeks of rumors about his departure, White House press secretary Tony Snow gave his two weeks' notice today. Snow, who has battled colon cancer since 2005, made it clear he was leaving for financial and not health reasons, CNN reports. "I love you," President Bush told Snow, "and I wish you all the best." More »

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      George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • White House  • resignation  • Tony Snow  • Dana Perino

    • Spokesman Snow Set to Quit

      CNN  |  Aug 17, 07 6:37 PM CDT

      Spokesman Snow Set to Quit

      (Newser) - White House spokesman Tony Snow, who recently battled colon cancer, is ready to step down from his post, CNN is reporting. The move could come as early as next month. On a TV interview show yesterday, Snow said he might not be able to stay for the rest of the Bush presidency because of "financial reasons." More »

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      Bush administration  • White House  • colon cancer  • Tony Snow  • Dana Perino

  • May 2007

    • Look, Ma. No Seatbelt!

      USA Today  |  May 23, 07 4:07 PM CDT

      Look, Ma. No Seatbelt!

      (Newser) - The annual national campaign to encourage seatbelt use is off to a slow start thanks to a Texas ranch owner whose access to private roads exempts him from the law. President Bush showed the NATO secretary-general around around his spread in Crawford over the weekend, and although he didn't "click it," there's no ticket in his future. More »

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      George W. Bush  • car  • safety  • Tony Snow  • seatbelts

  • April 2007

    • How We Fight: In Public and In Private

      MSNBC  |  Apr 2, 07 4:15 PM CDT

      How We Fight: In Public and In Private

      (Newser) - Fit and under fifty when diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma, Newsweek reporter Jonathan Alter talks about his own battle with cancer in the wake of a week of high-profile recurrences. Now in remission, as Elizabeth Edwards and Tony Snow were until last week, Alter  describes managing the fear survivors live with. More »

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      health  • cancer  • health care  • disease  • Elizabeth Edwards  • Tony Snow  • lymphoma

  • March 2007

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