[cyncooper]

Will someone explain to me so that I can understand it why Robert Novak was not before this judge for HIS column?

It's a grand jury that calls witnesses and it's a secret proceeding. We only hear about going before judges if a witness refuses to cooperate. Therefore, I deduce that Novak has testified and that's why he was not held in contempt.

[Perdogg]

I don't know why this is even an issue. Her name was on his bio on a Middle Eastern think-tank website.

It was hardly a secret.

[Natty Boh]

So Novak ratted out his source?

[sarasota]

Could Novak have cut a deal?