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Robert Novak, a giant in political reporting and punditry who crossed swords with people across the entire political spectrum, has passed away today at 78. Kenneth Tomlinson eulogizes his former colleague at Human Events this morning, in a column that must be read in full:

Throughout my life, I followed Bob Novak journalism like I followed the careers of my favorite sports figures. Later, as editor-in-chief of Reader’s Digest, I would become one of Novak’s nominal bosses, though the fact was that every time I worked with him or was associated with him in any way, it was I who felt privileged. Few journalists have ever affected this country like Bob Novak. …

The fact is that Novak, as he would disclose in his autobiography, actually admired very few politicians. He wrote that he found the first politicians he covered less impressive than the athletic coaches he had covered as a young reporter — “an impression of the political class that did not change appreciably in a half-century of sustained contact.”

But then, many big-time politicians didn’t like Novak. Pat Buchanan relates a priceless story of being with Richard Nixon in the mid-’60s in a high-school gym in Indiana. Nixon peeked through the stage curtain, finding Novak in the first row of the press section. “Look at him,” Nixon commanded. “That’s Bob Novak. That’s the enemy.”

One of the few exceptions would be New York Congressman Jack Kemp, a close relationship that would grow from Novak’s magnificent obsession about supply-side economics that one day would have profound influence on the American economy. They genuinely liked each other.

Novak was the journalistic godfather of the supply-side movement, and his columns gave political legitimacy to Kemp’s 30% tax-rate cut proposal that would, at the 11th hour, make it into Ronald Reagan’s 1980 campaign offerings.

Novak was an unapologetic warrior for his beliefs as a pundit, having spent decades building his credibility as a journalist. Nicknamed “the Prince of Darkness”, a title he proudly used for his memoirs, Novak did not mince words or suffer fools lightly. He became one of the premier conservative pundits in the US, but did not hesitate to criticize the Right — or to do so with brutal honesty — when he felt it was running off the rails. He blasted the McCain campaign for misleading him on the running-mate selection process last summer, for instance. A couple of months before that, he ripped the GOP for feeding at the public trough on ag subsidies while claiming the mantle of fiscal discipline.

It was just a little over a year ago that Novak announced that he had inoperable and terminal brain cancer. He retired from most of his work, but that lasted only a few weeks before he began penning columns once again. Novak had an indefatigable spirit and a drive that would have shamed men in perfect health half his age. Unfortunately, Novak didn’t have much time left.

RIP, Mr. Novak, and thank you.

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* WebKit Open Source Browser
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* VGA video recording at 15fps
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* 170 MB Internal memory
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* Media player supporting MP3, MP4, AAC, AAC+, enhanced AAC+. H.263, H.264, WMA
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* Dimension: 109.8 x 45 x 11.2 mm
* Weight: 116.5 gms
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Price in India:

Nokia 6700 Classic is now available in India at a Price of Rs.15000

Irfan Pathan's form may have deserted him but not his charms and the handsome Baroda pacer barely avoided an embarrassment today when a female fan here tried to kiss him in full media view.

Two years after Mahendra Singh Dhoni found himself in the embrace of a female fan in front of the Eden Gardens, Irfan went through more or less a similar embarrassment when a 24-year-old of fan tried to plant a kiss on his cheek but found the cricketer taller than she would have liked.



Irfan, on his part, gently pushed her away without being harsh on her.

Shabina Khatun, who works in an insurance company here, got a "life time opportunity" to pose with Irfan and elder brother Yusuf Pathan after she was selected as one of the three winners of a contest during a promotional event.

The girl later told newsmen that it was difficult to contain the provocation of kissing the person whom she admired most. She said the Pathan junior, however, resisted saying his girlfriend Shivangi Dev would kill him.

Actually Shivangi Dev is the girlfriend of famous Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan. Now Irfan Pathan has decided to marry with her long time girlfriend Shivangi Dev who is living and working in Australia as a chartered accountant. Irfan is of 24 and Shivangi is of 22. They both met each other in 2003 at Canberra when Irfan was on tour to Australia with his team.

Irfan proposed Shivangi on her visit to Canberra there years back. Shivangi’s father is a diplomat and these days she is posted by her company in Spain. Mehbub Khan who is father of Irfan Pathan told the media that as Irfan asked her, will you marry me; she quickly replied “YES”. He further said no one in the family has no any objection in this quick marriage.

But according to sources, as family of Irfan Pathan is looking for the suitable girl for Yusuf Pathan who is an elder brother of Irfan Pathan, so he has to wait for the marriage until they select any girl for his brother. Irfan said to media that we are in search of a good girl for my big brother Yusuf and as he gets marry, it will be my turn next.

Shivangi is very simple and has a good compromising nature and due to this Irfan’s mother Shamim Bano is very impressed. A dancing school is also run by Shivangi in Canberra. An expansive bungalow has been ready for the wedding ceremony of Irfan which is situated at the outer edge of his local city Tandaja. This bungalow is very close to the house of bride which is staying in duplex house.
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