Carney to Be Named White House Press Secretary

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Source: The Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama will name Jay Carney as his next White House press secretary, succeeding longtime adviser Robert Gibbs.

Mr. Carney has been communications director for Vice President Joe Biden since the start of the Obama administration. Before that, he was a longtime journalist, most recently Washington bureau chief for Time magazine.

The president will also name two new deputy chiefs of staff: Nancy-Ann DeParle, who will focus on policy, and Alyssa Mastromonaco, Mr. Obama's longtime scheduler, is expected to focus on operations. Ms. DeParle currently heads a White House devoted to the overhaul of health care.

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From Ed Henry, chief White House correspondent of CNN, "Jay Carney named White House press secretary":

In an announcement to White House staff, Daley also listed a series of other staff moves on the eve of the last official day at the White House for the president's senior adviser, David Axelrod, and deputy chief of staff, Jim Messina. Both of them are headed to Chicago for prominent roles in the 2012 re-election campaign, with Messina becoming the campaign manager.

Other announcements included two new deputies for Daley: Alyssa Mastromonaco (deputy in charge of operations) and Nancy-Ann DeParle (deputy in charge of policy), replacing Messina and Mona Sutphen, who has been expected to leave for private life for some time.

As CNN has reported, top White House aide Rob Nabors was named the president's chief liaison to Congress. A former top official in the Office of Management and Budget, Nabors was a senior adviser to then-Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

[itsrobert]

1. Norton, 'and away we go!"

To the moon Alice!

[MrTriumph]

2. Okay, so which Wall Street brokerage is he from?

x

[CBHagman]

3. He's a reporter.

Or rather he was a reporter. Lately he's been working for Biden. Feast your eyes:

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/jay-carney-to-become-white-house-press-secretary/

Mr. Carney, a former reporter for Time magazine and chief of its Washington bureau, will become the new, public face of the West Wing and the primary combatant with the Washington media.

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A Democratic operative familiar with the White House search said several factors weighed in Mr. Carney’s favor: After two years he was known to the West Wing. The new chief of staff, Mr. Daley, wanted a journalist for the job and Mr. Carney had a long career at Time, with frequent appearances on television as its Washington bureau chief.

[Psephos]

4. Wow, now THAT is an upgrade. :) n/t