Chief speechwriter Jon Favreau soon to leave White House

Word has it that word has it that White House chief speechwriter Jon Favreau will be leaving the White House soon—either after President Obama’s second inaugural speech, or after the State of the Union. To get a feeling for how the president works with the 31-year-old scribe (who was 27 when he took the job), check out this behind the scenes video on the making of last years’ State of the Union speech.