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"It&amp;apos;s the end of an era.\r\nKatie Couric, the first woman appointed to anchor a network evening news show solo, signed off the CBS Evening News Thursday after a five-year stint.\r\n&amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s been an extraordinary privilege to sit in this chair,&amp;quot; Couric said during her final broadcast, which featured segments on President Obama&amp;apos;s foreign policy speech, Lance Armstrong and the progress of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.\r\n\r\nRecapping her five years as anchor in a five-minute highlight reel of her interviews with George W. Bush, Alex Rodriguez, Betty White and others, Couric thanked viewers &amp;quot;for coming along with me on this incredible journey.\r\n&amp;quot;That&amp;apos;s the CBS Evening News for tonight. I&amp;apos;m Katie Couric. Good night,&amp;quot; the anchor, 54, said.\r\n\r\nAs Scott Pelley takes over Couric&amp;apos;s seat starting June 6, she has yet to reveal her future plans.\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m really proud of the talented team on the CBS Evening News and the award-winning work we&amp;apos;ve been able to do,&amp;quot; Couric told Us Weekly. &amp;quot;In making the decision to move on, I know Evening News will be in great hands, but I am excited about the future.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nOn Thursday, the Los Angeles Times reported that Couric -- who told Us she seeks to engage in &amp;quot;multi-dimensional storytelling&amp;quot; for her next gig -- is closing in on a deal for a daytime talk show with ABC.\r\nBy Allison Corneau for UsMagazine.com. For more Channel Surfing, click here."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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