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Former White House spokesman Tony Snow dies
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
Tony Snow, a conservative writer and commentator who cheerfully sparred with reporters in the White House briefing room during a stint as President Bush's press secretary, died Saturday of colon cancer. (article 1) " All is fine Cheney press secretary Megan Mitchell said after Cheney's annual checkup, which took less than two hours at George Washington University Hospital. (article 7) President Bush on Saturday tried to pin the blame on Congress for soaring energy prices and said lawmakers need to lift long-standing restrictions on drilling for oil in pristine lands and offshore tracts believed to hold huge reserves of fuel. (article 7) He resigned as President George W Bush's spokesman in August 2007 - after just 17 months in the job - citing financial reasons. (article 8) After that, Snow wrote a syndicated column and branched out to broadcast, filling in for radio hosts Rush Limbaugh and Diane Rehm and doing commentary on National Public Radio, CNN and ABC's " Good Morning America. (article 5) Snow was first diagnosed with colon cancer and treated in 2005, a year before joining the White House staff. (article 4) In his brief tenure as the president's public advocate, Snow became perhaps the best-known face of the Bush administration after the president, vice president and secretary of state. (article 4)

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    1. Cancer claims ex-Bush press secretary Tony Snow - (baltimoresun.com, 07/12/2008, 707 words)
    2. Tony Snow, Former Bush Spokesman, Dies at 53 (nytimes.com, 07/13/2008, 1134 words)
    3. Former Bush Spokesman Tony Snow Dies at 53 (ABCNews, 07/12/2008, 801 words)
    4. Former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow Dies at 53 (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 760 words)
    5. Former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow Dies at 53 (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 329 words)
    6. Former White House spokesman Tony Snow dies (CNN, 07/12/2008, 35 words)
    7. The Dallas Morning News (dallasnews.com, 07/12/2008, 180 words)
    8. Bush ex-spokesman Tony Snow dies (BBC News, 07/12/2008, 241 words)
    9. FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 07/12/2008, 281 words)




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