http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/viveca_novak This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Viveca Novak en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200802140013 In an "analysis" of Sen. Barack Obama's response to a question about being rated the "most liberal senator" of 2007 by <em>National Journal</em>, FactCheck.org deputy director Viveca Novak claimed that "[t]he nonpartisan public policy magazine's analysis of the votes and the designation of 'liberal' and 'conservative' positions was done according to a rather rigorous process the publication has been using since 1981." In fact, <em>National Journal</em> editor Charles Green has admitted that the publication changed the methodology it had used in its 2003 ratings after it determined that the methodology that resulted in a "most liberal" senator ranking for 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry had been flawed. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802140013 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:13:37 EST