Bob Novak, conservative columnist, has decided to retire due to his "dire" cancer prognosis. From the NYTimes:
Robert Novak, the conservative columnist who learned recently that he has a brain tumor, says his condition is “dire” and he has retired, his home newspaper, the Chicago Sun-Times, reported on Monday.Awful lot of brain cancer popping up now, wonder if it has anything to do with cell phones? There's a study here, here and here if you want to learn more and decide for yourself.
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In recent years, Mr. Novak was best known as the journalist who identified Valerie Plame as a CIA operative. A federal investigation into the source of that information followed, which led to the conviction I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, chief of staff to Vice President Cheney, on obstruction and perjury charges. President Bush commuted Mr. Libby’s sentence.
On July 23, while driving in Washington, D.C., Mr. Novak struck an elderly pedestrian, and later said he did not realize the accident had happened. It is not clear whether the incident was connected to his brain tumor.
