Gibbs To Resign as Press Secretary to Work on Obama's Reelection

Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary and close confidante to President Obama, said Wednesday that he will step down and become an outside political adviser to the president and his re-election campaign.
Robert Gibbs during a briefing with reporters at the White House.
Mr. Gibbs said that he intends to leave the podium in early February. His successor has not yet been decided, he said, but will likely be announced within the next two weeks. Read the rest at NYT