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'''Tony Snow''' (b. 1955) is a television journalist and serves (as of 2007) as the press secretary for [[President]] [[George W. Bush]].<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/04/20060426.html</ref>
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'''Robert Anthony (Tony) Snow''' (June 1, 1955 - July 12, 2008) in [[Berea, Kentucky]];  was a television journalist and former [[press secretary]] for [[President]] [[George W. Bush]].<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/04/20060426.html</ref>  Snow retired from his position at the White House on September 14, 2007, citing financial reasons related to his treatment for colon cancer.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/31/white.house.snow/index.html</ref> Snow died on July 12, 2008 at the age of 53.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,381250,00.html Tony Snow, Former White House Press Secretary and FOX News Anchor, Dies at 53], [[Fox News Channel]], July 12, 2008</ref>
  
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He has long been considered to be a [[conservative]] in the overwhelmingly [[liberal]] media, having guest-hosted The Rush Limbaugh Show and frequently appearing on the [[Fox News]] Channel for a decade.
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Snow was regarded as a minority [[conservative]] in the mainly [[liberal]] media. He had guest-hosted The [[Rush Limbaugh]] Show and between 1996 and 2003 frequently appeared on the [[Fox News]] Channel.
  
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On August 15, 2007, Snow revealed in an interview that he will eventually need to leave his position as press secretary due to financial reasons.
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Tony wrote an article that sounded more like Catholicism than a reporters typical offering. This was posted for ''Christian Today'' magazine in July 2007, 'Cancer's Unexpected Blessings'.<ref>[http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/july/25.30.html Cancer's Unexpected Blessings] Christianity Today July 20, 2007</ref> His statements 'You Have Been Called' and 'Learning How to Live' give a tremendous insight into dealing with cancer: "''Remember that we were born not into death, but into life.''"
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<blockquote>"I'm not going to be able to go the distance, but that's primarily for financial reasons.  I've told people when my money runs out, then I've got to go."<ref>http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/talkradio/transcripts/Transcript.aspx?ContentGuid=e476b017-c7dc-40bc-bcb5-34079cd5e660</ref></blockquote>
 
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The following day, CNN reported that sources both inside and outside of the Bush administration have indicated that Snow may resign as early as September.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/17/whitehouse.snow/index.html</ref>
 
  
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*[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,381256,00.html Tony Snow Biography: 1955-2008], [[Fox News Channel]], July 12, 2008
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Latest revision as of 13:22, September 2, 2020

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Robert Anthony (Tony) Snow (June 1, 1955 - July 12, 2008) in Berea, Kentucky; was a television journalist and former press secretary for President George W. Bush.[1] Snow retired from his position at the White House on September 14, 2007, citing financial reasons related to his treatment for colon cancer.[2] Snow died on July 12, 2008 at the age of 53.[3]

Snow was regarded as a minority conservative in the mainly liberal media. He had guest-hosted The Rush Limbaugh Show and between 1996 and 2003 frequently appeared on the Fox News Channel.

Tony wrote an article that sounded more like Catholicism than a reporters typical offering. This was posted for Christian Today magazine in July 2007, 'Cancer's Unexpected Blessings'.[4] His statements 'You Have Been Called' and 'Learning How to Live' give a tremendous insight into dealing with cancer: "Remember that we were born not into death, but into life."

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