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2006 Pulitzer Prize Board
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Front row: K. Carroll, H. Gates, J. Byrd, A. Bennett, S. Gissler
Middle row: T. Friedman, N. Lemann, A. Lipinski, J. Harris, L. Bollinger, R. Oppel, M. Pride
Back row: A. Gyllenhaal, G. Moore, D. Graham, P. Steiger, P. Tash, D. Kennedy, J. Amoss --(photo credit: Eileen Barroso)

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr., chair; Sig Gissler, administrator

James Risen and Eric Lichtblau

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Lee Bollinger, James Risen and Eric Lichtblau
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For their carefully sourced stories on secret domestic eavesdropping that stirred a national debate on the boundary line between fighting terrorism and protecting civil liberty.
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Categories: National Reporting
Publication
The New York Times

Yehudi Wyner

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Lee Bollinger and Yehudi Wyner
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Premiered February 17, 2005 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. (Associated Music Publishers, Inc.)
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Categories: Music
Publisher
Associated Music Publishers
Publication
Piano Concerto: 'Chiavi in Mano'

Jim Sheeler

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Lee Bollinger and Jim Sheeler
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For his poignant story on a Marine major who helps the families of comrades killed in Iraq cope with their loss and honor their sacrifice.
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Location
Denver
Categories: Feature Writing
Publication
Rocky Mountain News

Todd Heisler

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Lee Bollinger and Todd Heisler
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For his haunting, behind-the-scenes look at funerals for Colorado Marines who return from Iraq in caskets.
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Location
Denver
Categories: Feature Photography
Publication
Rocky Mountain News

David Finkel

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Lee Bollinger and David Finkel
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For his ambitious, clear-eyed case study of the United States government's attempt to bring democracy to Yemen.
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Categories: Explanatory Reporting
Publication
The Washington Post

Rick Attig and Doug Bates

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Rick Attig and Doug Bates
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For their persuasive, richly reported editorials on abuses inside a forgotten Oregon mental hospital.
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Location
Portland
Categories: Editorial Writing
Publication
The Oregonian

Mike Luckovich

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Lee Bollinger and Mike Luckovich
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For his powerful cartoons on an array of issues, drawn with a simple but piercing style.
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Categories: Editorial Cartooning
Publication
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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