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Article: Rob Lowe May Return to 'West Wing'

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NEW YORK (AP) _ Take heart, Rob Lowe. Your character's life _ if not his job _ is safe.

Lowe, who plays White House deputy communications director Sam Seaborn in NBC's drama "The West Wing," has said he's leaving later this season following a contract dispute.

"Sam Seaborn is not going to die," series creator Aaron Sorkin said Thursday. "So the door is always open."

Lowe, 38, announced he was leaving after producers declined to give him more money. The cast's biggest star when the series premiered in 1999, he's since been eclipsed by Martin Sheen, who plays President Josiah Bartlet, and is part of a large ensemble.

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