Reply #5: Is this the husband of that reporter, Novak, that was just questioned by

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Fitzpatrick? I read somehwere that her husband was just nominated to the FEC.

EDIT. No, just found the answer at http://www.politicalmoneyline.com/

Also nominated was Robert D. Lenhard, a Democrat and Associate General Counsel at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Lenhard is a native of Baltimore, Maryland, graduated from Johns Hopkins University and the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. His spouse, Viveca Novak works for Time Magazine and testifed before Fitzgerald's grand jury regarding her conversations with an attorney for Karl Rove in the Valerie Phame leak investigation. In the 1970’s and early 80’s she was the key investigative reporter for Common Cause Magazine. Lenhard nomination was supported by former Senator Tom Daschle and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Here is the story on von Spakovsky

Nominated for the first time was Hans von Spakovsky, a Georgia Republican, and a Justice Department lawyer. Von Spakovsky was alleged to be one of the two Department of Justice lawyers who overruled the DOJ experts’ recommendation that the DOJ file a formal objection to the DeLay Texas redistricting plan under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Von Spakovsky has supported state programs to require voters to have photo identification. He has also written supporting stronger enforcement of the Beck decision, and informing workers they cannot be forced to pay dues for political, social or charitable contributions made by their unions. An October 2004 article by Jordan Green in Southern Exposure stated von Spakovsky worked as a volunteer for the Bush campaign during the Florida recount effort. Von Spakovsky would fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Republican Commissioner Brad Smith.