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and fyi, Claire Shipman is his wife (former cnn talking head)

Obama taps former Time editor to replace Robert Gibbs as press secretary
The President has named Jay Carney, former Time editor, as the next White House press secretary
By BEN FELLER, Associated Press


Obama taps former Time reporter to replace Robert Gibbs as press secretary
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster


President Barack Obama has chosen Jay Carney, the communications chief to Vice President Joe Biden and a former Time magazine journalist, to be the next White House press secretary.

Carney, 45, will provide one of the most public faces of the White House as Obama's presidency pivots toward re-election. He replaces Robert Gibbs, who has also held an outsized presence as a counselor to Obama for the last several years.

In choosing Carney, Obama went with someone who is inside his circle yet also seen to understand the needs of the White House press corps as a former member of its ranks. Carney built his career as a reporter, covering the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush for Time and rising to the position of the magazine's Washington bureau chief.

The decision was part of a package of new personnel changes at the White House. Obama's new chief of staff, Bill Daley, announced the changes in an e-mail to staff on Thursday, saying they would offer more clarity and coordination to Obama's operation.

"I look forward to working with all of you -- those in existing roles as well as those filling new roles -- in the weeks and months ahead," Daley wrote. "We have a great team."

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