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While Utley said it was his decision to leave CNN, five of his peers were axed in recent days. Washington senior correspondent Brooks Jackson, San Francisco-based anchor James Hattori, CNNfn anchor Bruce Francis, CNN financial news senior correspondent Allan Dodds Frank and Miami-based reporter Mark Potter were told their contracts won't be renewed.
"I got the word on Monday that my position is being eliminated," Jackson said.
Prominent CNN national correspondent Bruce Morton, an ex-CBS veteran, is expected to leave when his contract expires this month, CNN sources said.
