The White House just announced the resignation of White House Counsel Greg Craig: The White House today announced today that White House Counsel Greg Craig will return to private practice and Bob Bauer will serve as White House Counsel.Before the announcement, The Washington Post cited Craig's "embattled tenure," mostly over Guantanamo, as a reason for his departure: The departure comes after months of dissatisfaction over Craig's management of Guantanamo policy and other matters and less than a month after officials said Craig was no longer guiding the effort to close the prison. His departure represents the highest-level White House shake-up to date.On January 22nd, the President said Guantanamo would be within a year of that date: