Helen Thomas retires (19 images)

Veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas announced her retirement Monday, just days after she made controversial remarks about Israel and Palestine.

Thomas, 89, who covered the White House for decades, made her comments during an interview that later was posted online.

Thomas wrote for United Press International for more than a half-century and later for Hearst newspapers, covering every president from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama.

Long-time White House journalist Helen Thomas laughs at a skit during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington on April 29, 2006. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg).

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White House correspondant Helen Thomas recieves the Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award from Laurence Mcquillan at the Annual Dinner of the White House Correspondents' Association at the Washington Hilton Hotel, April 25. UPI ms/Michael Smith

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President Barack Obama takes a question from Helen Thomas during his first presidential press conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington on February 9, 2009. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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U.S. President Barack Obama surprises White House Correspondent Helen Thomas with birthday cupcakes in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on August 4, 2009. Obama and Thomas share August 4 as their birthday. At left is White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. UPI Photo/Olivier Douliery/POOL

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U.S. President Barack Obama surprises White House Correspondent Helen Thomas with birthday cupcakes in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on August 4, 2009. Obama and Thomas share August 4 as their birthday. At left is White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. UPI Photo/Olivier Douliery/POOL

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U.S. President Barack Obama surprises White House Correspondent Helen Thomas with birthday cupcakes in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on August 4, 2009. Obama and Thomas share August 4 as their birthday. At left is White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. UPI Photo/Olivier Douliery/POOL

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