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NEW YORK — Mark Whitaker has been named to replace Tim Russert as head of NBC News’ Washington Bureau. The former Newsweek editor, who joined NBC last year as senior vice president of news, will assume many of the off-camera duties held by Russert, who died of a heart attack in June.
As bureau chief, Whitaker, 50, will be in charge of “Meet the Press,” as well as NBC News’ election and political coverage. He also will make occasional appearances as an on-air analyst, the network said this week. The Associated Press
