This just in from the Associated Press:
The Chicago Sun-Times says columnist Robert Novak, who was a central figure in the Valerie Plame CIA leak case, has died. The newspaper says the longtime Washington fixture died at his home early Tuesday after a battle with brain cancer. He was 78.
More links to come as “Prince of Darkness” tributes—and, more likely, whoops of joy—come rolling in today. See what happens when you wish hard enough?!
In the NYT: Novak’s obituary
In the NYT: The Plame Game, Questions for Robert Novak
Eric Alterman: Novak’s No Patriot (Or Journalist)
Eric Alterman: Abrams and Novak and Rove? Oh My!
Novak Explains Himself, His Role In The Plame Case, To Sean Hannity
Amy Sullivan: Bob in Paradise: How Novak Created His Own Ethics-free Zone