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| | *His frequent promotion of the merits of [[Whittaker Chambers]]'s long autobiography, ''Witness,'' which espouses the anti-communist philosophy. | | *His frequent promotion of the merits of [[Whittaker Chambers]]'s long autobiography, ''Witness,'' which espouses the anti-communist philosophy. |
| | *As a long-time co-host of [[CNN]]'s ''Crossfire'' and a former panelist on [[PBS]]'s ''The McLaughlin Group.'' | | *As a long-time co-host of [[CNN]]'s ''Crossfire'' and a former panelist on [[PBS]]'s ''The McLaughlin Group.'' |
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| − | After Novak's conversion to [[Catholicism]], he changed his view on abortion, "When we started the column, Rowly and I were neutral on abortion, maybe leaning toward pro-choice. I began to read, think about it, and by the time I embraced Catholicism, I was adamantly against abortion. I'm happy that I moved in that direction." | + | After Novak's conversion to [[Catholicism]], he changed his view on [[abortion]], "When we started the column, Rowly and I were neutral on abortion, maybe leaning toward pro-choice. I began to read, think about it, and by the time I embraced Catholicism, I was adamantly against abortion. I'm happy that I moved in that direction." |
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| | More recently, Novak exposed the relationship [[Kathleen Sebelius]], as the governor of [[Kansas]], had with abortion provider [[George Tiller]], having called Sebelius "the national pro-choice poster girl.” <ref>[https://www.lifenews.com/nat5370.html Pro-Life Syndicated Columnist Bob Novak Dies, Enjoyed Writing Against Abortion, LifeNews.com, August 18, 2009]</ref> | | More recently, Novak exposed the relationship [[Kathleen Sebelius]], as the governor of [[Kansas]], had with abortion provider [[George Tiller]], having called Sebelius "the national pro-choice poster girl.” <ref>[https://www.lifenews.com/nat5370.html Pro-Life Syndicated Columnist Bob Novak Dies, Enjoyed Writing Against Abortion, LifeNews.com, August 18, 2009]</ref> |
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| | + | ==Legacy== |
| | + | The [[Fund for American Studies]] awards an annual "Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship Award" in his honor, to support up and coming journalists.<ref>https://tfas.org/programs/robert-novak-journalism-fellowship/</ref> The year-long program allows writers early in their careers to pursue projects they otherwise would be unable to research and report. Each Novak Fellowship provides $35,000 in grant money and expense assistance. |
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| | ==Books by Robert Novak== | | ==Books by Robert Novak== |