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Fleischer to step down as president''s spokesman; Will give speeches, consider writing a memoir.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 20-MAY-03 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Fleischer to step down as president''s spokesman; Will give speeches, consider writing a memoir.(NATION)

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Byline: Bill Sammon, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer announced yesterday that he will resign in July to spend more time with his new wife and avoid being drawn into President Bush's re-election campaign.

"I really want to unwind, do something more relaxing, like dismantle live nuclear weapons," Mr. Fleischer told reporters. "Something more restful, more relaxing, would be now to wrestle alligators for a living."

The unflappable spokesman has held the post of press secretary since Mr. Bush took office 28 months ago. By contrast, President Clinton was well into his third spokesman, Mike McCurry, by this point in his first term.

Mr. Fleischer could have stayed longer but has begun to grow weary of the long hours at the White House...

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