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New press secretary Katie Zacharia plans to stay to the end of term

Katie Zacharia makes her first White House briefing-room appearance Tuesday morning; the term she plans to outlast has more than two years left to run.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN Tonight
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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKatie Zacharia steps into the White House briefing room on Tuesday morning for the first time as press secretary, and she says she intends to stay until the end of the president's term.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMore than two years! That is a commitment you almost never see in Washington, and I love it.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt is a long time to stand at a podium.

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  1. Katie Zacharia Picked as New White House Press Secretary · The New York Times
  2. Press secretary pick, House forecast shifts, Kansas Senate race · Washington Examiner
  3. Guardian: Zacharia Replaces Leavitt, Who Left After Birth · The Guardian
  4. Zacharia press secretary pick: six outlets, one name · BBC
  5. Zacharia starts as White House press secretary Monday · Newsmax
  6. New press secretary Katie Zacharia plans to stay to the end of term (this story)

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