Robert Gibbs will be White House Press Secretary.

Politico’s Mike Allen reports today that Robert Gibbs, communications director in Barack Obama’s presidential campaign and a key strategist who “helped plan and package” his “rapid move to the national stage,” will be named as the Obama administration’s White House Press Secretary. Allen adds that the “announcement is likely to be viewed favorably by reporters because Gibbs has unquestioned authority, access and institutional memory.”

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Watch this earlier showdown between Gibbs and Sean Hannity:

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,A senior Obama aide tells TPM’s Greg Sargent that Gibbs’ appointment “is not a done deal yet.”