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Greg Craig Out as White House Counsel, Replaced by Bob Bauer

In the first major shake-up in the Obama White House, counsel Greg Craig is out, the White House announced on Friday. His replacement as the president's top lawyer is Bob Bauer, the husband of departing White House communications chief Anita Dunn. Craig's departure has long been expected, in part because of the difficulty the Obama administration is having meeting its pledge to close the Guantanamo prison by next January, a project managed by Craig (pictured with the president). In a statement issued while President Obama is in Japan, Obama said he was "indebted" to Craig for his service and ...

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