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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
Nicholas D. Kristof
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For his graphic, deeply reported columns that, at personal risk, focused attention on genocide in Darfur and that gave voice to the voiceless in other parts of the world.
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2006
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Commentary
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The New York Times
Staff
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For its courageous and aggressive coverage of Hurricane Katrina, overcoming desperate conditions facing the city and the newspaper.
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2006
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New Orleans
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Breaking News Reporting
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The Times-Picayune
Staff
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For its vivid photographs depicting the chaos and pain after Hurricane Katrina engulfed New Orleans.
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2006
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Breaking News Photography
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The Dallas Morning News
Dana Priest
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For her persistent, painstaking reports on secret "black site" prisons and other controversial features of the government's counterterrorism campaign.
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2006
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Beat Reporting
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The Washington Post
Thelonious Monk
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A posthumous Special Citation to the American composer for a body of distinguished and innovative musical composition that has had a significant and enduring impact on the evolution of jazz.
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2006
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Special Citations and Awards
Edmund S. Morgan
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For a creative and deeply influential body of work as an American historian that spans the last half century.
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2006
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Special Citations and Awards
Susan Schmidt, James V. Grimaldi and R. Jeffrey Smith
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For their indefatigable probe of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff that exposed congressional corruption and produced reform efforts.
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2006
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Investigative Reporting
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The Washington Post
