Robert Novak has brain tumor
Syndicated columnist Robert Novak, in the news last week for hitting a pedestrian while driving in his black Corvette, said today he has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.
In a statement released through the Chicago Sun-Times, Novak said:
"On Sunday, July 27, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor. I have been admitted to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, where doctors will soon begin appropriate treatment. I will be suspending my journalistic work for an indefinite but, God willing, not too lengthy period."
Novak's assistant, Kathleen Connolly, said the 77-year-old Novak became ill Sunday during a family outing near Cape Cod, Mass. A family member called 911, and he was brought by ambulance to Brigham and Women's Hospital, where the diagnosis was made. She added it was too early to know whether the tumor is malignant or benign.
Novak was the first journalist to publicly "out" Valerie Plame, whose identity as a covert CIA agent was leaked by several administration officials to various reporters in an effort to discredit her husband, former Ambassador Joe Wilson, who is a foe of the Iraq War. Last week, Novak was involved in a traffic accident. He said he had no idea -- until a bicyclist stopped him afterward -- that he had hit a pedestrian, who was treated for his injuries and released from the hospital.
The Swamp has an item on this, as does our own Top of the Ticket.
-- Johanna Neuman
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The dark prince is suspending his "journalism" since when has he ever been a "journalist"? KARMA works in wonderful ways
Posted by: Pedro Goldstein | July 28, 2008 at 01:07 PM