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`West Wing's' Rob Lowe to leave series over salary

NEW YORK (AP) -- Actor Rob Lowe will leave NBC's "The West Wing"during the upcoming season, the network said Wednesday.

The actor decided to leave after finding out that Martin Sheen received a raise that nearly triples his pay to $300,000 an episode, Variety and the New York Post reported, citing anonymous sources.

NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker wouldn't discuss the reasons for Lowe's departure, but confirmed he will be written out of the show in March.

"Rob has been a huge and great part of the ...

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