Ex-White House spokesman Tony Snow dies

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Ex-White House spokesman Tony Snow dies

Former White House spokesman Tony Snow loses his battle with colon cancer.

Former Bush White House spokesman Tony Snow died Satuday after years of battling colon cancer. He was 53.

Snow was a conservative writer and commentator who cheerfully sparred with reporters.

He served as the first host of the television news program "Fox News Sunday" from 1996 to 2003.

Snow served just 17 months as President Bush's press secretary, a tenure interrupted by his second bout with cancer.

In 1991, Snow joined the administration of the first President Bush as director of speechwriting and deputy assistant to the president for media affairs.

Survivors include his wife, Jill Ellen Walker, whom he married in 1987, and three children.

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Former Bush White House spokesman Tony Snow died Satuday after years of battling colon cancer. He was 53.

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