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Her then opponent in the Democratic Primary race for the Presidential numeration, Barak Obama, was captivating many voters by describing all the reforms and changes he would make if he were president. Clinton, with more experience had, as first lady, tried to pass a Health Reform Bill and various special interests mobilized to stop it. The Democratic voters chose Obama. He passed a health reform bill narrowly, but was able to do little else that he had promised. Hillary was right.


Robert Novak
Robert Novak
  • Born: February 26, 1931
  • Died: August 18, 2009
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Journalist, Columnist, Commentator, Pundit, Author

Robert David Sanders Novak was an American syndicated columnist, journalist, television personality, author, and conservative political commentator. After working for two newspapers before serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he became a reporter for the Associated Press and then for The Wall Street Journal. He teamed up with Rowland Evans in 1963 to start Inside Report, which became the longest running syndicated political column in U.S. history and ran in hundreds of papers. They also started the Evans-Novak Political Report, a notable biweekly newsletter, in 1967.