Robert Novak

George Bush Should Pardon Scooter Libby

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - December 23, 2008

Libby was a dedicated and hypercompetent public servant. more >>

The Prince of Darkness, Robert Novak, and <i>The Case Against Barack Obama</i>

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - September 19, 2008

At David Freddoso's book party, his mentor, Novak, made an appearance. more >>

Robert Novak’s Brain Tumor Stopped a Legendary Reporter

Michael Barone - August 4, 2008

After 51 years as a reporter and columnist, Novak announced his retirement. more >>

Appreciating Bob Novak

By John Mashek - A Capital View - July 29, 2008

You might be surprised to learn that the Prince of Darkness and I are old friends. Don't be. more >>

Huckabee: I Can Take On Hillary's Machine

News Desk - November 26, 2007

Surging Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee today said that his success in Democratic Arkansas proves that he has the background and training to take on the Clinton political machine on the national stage. more >>

It's Do or Die for Columnist Novak

Washington Whispers - August 5, 2007

At 50, columnist Robert Novak figured he'd stay in the game for 15 or 20 years more. Now, at 76 and with his Prince of Darkness memoirs on the New York Times bestseller list, Novak tells us he'll write till he drops. more >>

Good News on Auto Accident Trends

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - July 30, 2007

The number of traffic fatalities is going down--down 2 percent from 2005 to 2006. more >>

CNN Makes Room for Novak

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - July 20, 2007

CNN plans to have its former golden boy, Bob Novak, on to promote his book after all. CNN executive Sam Feist told me this morning that the cable network was working to get Novak on Wolf Blitzer's popular and newsy Situation Room next week. more >>

Even Bob Novak Needs an Editor

Washington Whispers - July 8, 2007

His new autobio, The Prince of Darkness, is a great read that tells all about his leading role in the Valerie Plame affair. But we hear that Robert Novak needed a good editor just like the rest of us scribes to get it to press. more >>

Robert Novak Dishes on Valerie Plame and Hubby

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - July 3, 2007

It's not often that a political book hyped as a "tell-all" actually delivers the dirt, but that's certainly not the story in Robert Novak's fast-paced bio The Prince of Darkness, 50 Years Reporting in Washington . Let's get right to the point: Did the administration leak former CIA officer Valerie Plame's name to him to punish her hubby, Joe Wilson, who had blasted the president's claim that Iraq was shopping for uranium in Niger? Nope. more >>

On Novak's Book and Colombia

Michael Barone - May 10, 2007

May 12 is the 50th anniversary of Robert Novak's arrival in Washington to work as a reporter for the Associated Press. He's had an amazing career, which he's chronicled in a fascinating autobiography called, inevitably, The Prince of Darkness: 50 Years of Reporting in Washington. more >>