MUMBAI: Robert Novak, CNN's syndicated columnist, is joining Fox News as a contributor. Novak's contract with CNN expires this month.     

In 2003, Novak's column identifying a former CIA officer had kicked up a fire. The piece had triggered an ongoing federal leak investigation.

Novak has not appeared on air since he was suspended after he blurted out an expletive and stormed off the set of Inside Politics after exchanging words with Democratic strategist James Carville.

Novak mostly recently was co-host of Crossfire and a panelist on The Capital Gang, both of which were canceled over the summer. A Mediaweek report suggests that Novak headed to Fox News as CNN refused to renew his contract.