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Vilsack discounts rumors of departure

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said today that he has no plans to leave his job, despite speculation about his future after Attorney General Eric Holder announced his plans to step down once a successor has been nominated and confirmed.

The Washington Post’s “In the Loop” column reported that “We had been hearing that Vilsack had one foot out the door — but his wife, Christie, may be enjoying her job here at the Agency for International Development.”

But on the call to reporters, Vilsack said he did not know who the Post reporters had been talking to, unless it was his grandchildren.

“I’m keeping the job I’ve got because I’m not sure I can get another one,” Vilsack said on the call.