Article: Bartlett Heading Home to the Lone Star State

Dan Bartlett, who as White House counselor was one of President Bush's closest aides, is heading back to Texas after several months of mulling job opportunities, he said last night.

Bartlett is joining Public Strategies, a national strategic communications firm headquartered in Austin. He will rejoin Mark McKinnon, Bush's longtime media adviser and the company's vice chairman.

Bartlett announced in June that he would leave the White House, and he said last night that the pull of returning home was too strong to resist.

Public Strategies "has the best of both worlds. It is a nationally recognized firm in a state and city I love," said Bartlett, a graduate of the University of Texas.

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