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'''Robert ("Bob") Novak''' (1931-2009) was a longtime columnist for the [[Chicago Sun-Times]]<ref>http://www.suntimes.com/news/novak/index.html</ref> and television commentator who became a leading [[conservative]] voice in journalism.  A convert to [[Catholicism]] after he became a [[conservative]], Novak was an insightful critic of [[liberal]] policies and an informed writer about politics in general.
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'''Robert ("Bob") Novak''' (1931-2009) was a longtime columnist for the [[Chicago Sun-Times]]<ref>http://www.suntimes.com/news/novak/index.html</ref> and television commentator who became a leading [[conservative]] voice in journalism.  A convert to [[Catholicism]] after he became a [[conservative]], Novak was an insightful critic of [[liberal]] policies and an informed writer about politics in general.  He was a veteran of the Korean War, rising to the rank of lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
    
Novak was a leading social and economic conservative in the media.  At times he expressed views that were less [[conservative]] on the issues of [[immigration]] and what [[neoconservatives]] call "[[free trade]]."
 
Novak was a leading social and economic conservative in the media.  At times he expressed views that were less [[conservative]] on the issues of [[immigration]] and what [[neoconservatives]] call "[[free trade]]."
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He is most well-known among the general public for his role in the [[Valerie Plame|Valerie Plame Wilson]] leak affair.
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He is well-known among the general public for several reasons:
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*his publicizing the quote from a Democratic Senator (later revealed to be Thomas Eagleton) that "people don’t know [Democratic Presidential nominee George] McGovern is for amnesty, abortion and" acid.  Based partly on this quote, which stuck to McGovern, he lost in a landslide (ironically, after first picking Eagleton as his Vice Presidential candidate).
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*his role in the [[Valerie Plame|Valerie Plame Wilson]] leak affair.
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*his autobiography, "Prince of Darkness: Fifty Years Reporting in Washington," which used his nickname "Prince of Darkness" for his sometimes pessimistic outlook
    
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