Card to remain Bush's chief of staff

By Scott Lindlaw
The Associated Press

Andrew Card has been chief aide for 4 years.

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WASHINGTON — Beginning to put his team in place for his second term, President Bush has decided to keep Andy Card as White House chief of staff, retaining an unflappable veteran of the Reagan and first Bush presidencies.

Card's first assignment: Help the president reshape the administration for the term that begins in January, sorting through possible personnel changes in the Cabinet and elsewhere.

By accepting an invitation to continue serving, Card ensured his place in history as one of the longest-serving chiefs of staff. The last staff chief who served five years was Sherman Adams, under President Eisenhower.

At the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said the subject of his future did not come up in several meetings with Bush since the election. "Needless to say, either one of us would discuss it with the other before discussing it with you," Rumsfeld told reporters.

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