Obama Scandal

Columnist Robert Novak wrote a piece stating that Democratic frontrunner Hillary Rodham Clinton was holding on to a secret that could harm the presidential campaign of Senator Barack Obama. A Clinton spokesman denied the claim on November 17, 2007, stating that "We have absolutely no idea what he's talking about. We have no contact with Bob Novak; we have no idea what this column is based on."

1. Novak stated that the nature of the alleged scandal was not known

• HumanEvents.com: Robert Novak column: "Hillary vs. Obama"
• Google News: Obama Scandal
• BBC News: US vote rivals in 'scandal' spat (November 19, 2007)
• TimesOnline: "A secret scandal and dirty tricks" (November 19, 2007)
  • Statement on the story by Barack Obama: "I am prepared to stand up to that kind of politics, whether it's deployed by candidates in our party, in the other party or by any third party. The cause of moving America forward demands that we defeat it."
• FOX News: Clinton Camp Has No Dirty Secret About Obama After Columnist Suggests Alleged Scandal (November 18, 2007)
• New York Daily News: "Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battle over scandal rumor" (November 18, 2007)

• TownHall.com: Hillary vs. Obama by Robert D. Novak
  • According to Novak's article, "Agents of Sen. Hillary Clinton are spreading the word in Democratic circles that she has scandalous information about her principal opponent for the party's presidential nomination, Sen. Barack Obama, but has decided not to use it. The nature of the alleged scandal was not disclosed. This word-of-mouth among Democrats makes Obama look vulnerable and Clinton look prudent. It comes during a dip for the front-running Clinton after she refused to take a stand on New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's now discarded plan to give driver's licenses to illegal aliens."

• The Carpetbagger Report: Novak's 'scandal' smear story starts looking shaky (November 19, 2007)
• TheAtlantic.com: The Daily Dish: Obama, Clinton, Mud (November 18, 2007)
• Huffington Post: Novak "Scandal": Not Much Ado, Even About The Ado (November 18, 2007)
• The Huffington Post: Obama, Clinton Battle Over Novak Scandal Column
• Hot Air: Bob Novak: Hillary Has Dirt On Obama; Update: "Shameless" says Obama
• Liberal Values: The Obama Scandal That Wasn't
• Google Blog Search: Obama Scandal
• Time Magazine: The Page: Obama-Clinton Battle Over Novak Column (November 19, 2007)

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