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1999 Pulitzer Prize Board
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front row, left to right: R. Pederson, H. Gates, H. Vendler, D. Goodwin, J. Doston, J. Fuller, E. Seaton; back row, left to right: L. Boccardi, T. Goldstein, W. Safire, G. Rupp, W. Rugaber, J. Risser, A. Barnes, S. Rowe J. Carroll, S. Topping, M. Yarbrough, W. Ketter, P. Steiger

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James V. Risser and Walter Rugaber, co-chairs; Seymour Topping, administrator

Staff

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For a series of articles that disclosed the corporate sale of American technology to China, with U.S. government approval despite national security risks, prompting investigations and significant changes in policy.
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notably Jeff Gerth
Categories: National Reporting
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The New York Times

Melinda Wagner

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Premiered on May 30, 1998 by the Westchester Philharmonic in Purchase, New York, and commissioned by that orchestra for Paul Lustig Dunkel.
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Categories: Music
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Concerto for Flute, Strings and Percussion

Staff

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For its detailed reporting that revealed pervasive voter fraud in a city mayoral election, that was subsequently overturned.
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Categories: Investigative Reporting
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The Miami Herald

Staff

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For its in-depth, analytical coverage of the Russian financial crisis.
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Categories: International Reporting
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The Wall Street Journal

Angelo B. Henderson

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For his portrait of a druggist who is driven to violence by his encounters with armed robbery, illustrating the lasting effects of crime.
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Categories: Feature Writing
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The Wall Street Journal

Photo Staff

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For its striking collection of photographs of the key players and events stemming from President Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky and the ensuing impeachment hearings.
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Categories: Feature Photography
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Associated Press

Richard Read

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For vividly illustrating the domestic impact of the Asian economic crisis by profiling the local industry that exports frozen french fries.
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Location
Portland
Categories: Explanatory Reporting
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The Oregonian
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