Robert Novak, Conservative Columnist, Is Dead At 78

By DOUGLAS MARTIN and JACQUES STEINBERG, New York Times
Tue, 08/18/2009 - 9:25am

Mr. Novak was a pugnacious political columnist and cable TV fixture whose scoops reached across five decades.

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Robert Novak, Conservative Columnist, Is Dead At 78

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