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2008 Pulitzer Prize Board
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Front row: T. Friedman, J. Byrd, M. Pride, S. Gissler, D. Allen, R. Oppel, A. Bennett
Back row: J. Amoss, K. Carroll, P. Gigot, P. Tash, D. Graham, A. Lipinski, A. Gyllenhaal, D. Kennedy, G. Moore

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Joann Byrd and Mike Pride, co-chairs; Sig Gissler, administrator

Preston Gannaway

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Richard Oppel and Preston Gannaway
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For her intimate chronicle of a family coping with a parent's terminal illness.
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Categories: Feature Photography
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Concord (NH) Monitor

Adrees Latif

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Richard Oppel and Adrees Latif
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For his dramatic photograph of a Japanese videographer, sprawled on the pavement, fatally wounded during a street demonstration in Myanmar.
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Categories: Breaking News Photography
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Reuters

Michael Ramirez

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Richard Oppel and Michael Ramirez
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For his provocative cartoons that rely on originality, humor and detailed artistry.
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Categories: Editorial Cartooning
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Investor's Business Daily

Mark Feeney

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Richard Oppel and Mark Feeney
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For his penetrating and versatile command of the visual arts, from film and photography to painting.
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Categories: Criticism
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The Boston Globe

Steven Pearlstein

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Richard Oppel and Steven Pearlstein
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For his insightful columns that explore the nation's complex economic ills with masterful clarity.
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Categories: Commentary
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The Washington Post

Gene Weingarten

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Richard Oppel and Gene Weingarten
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For his chronicling of a world-class violinist who, as an experiment, played beautiful music in a subway station filled with unheeding commuters.
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Categories: Feature Writing
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The Washington Post

Steve Fainaru

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Richard Oppel and Steve Fainaru
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For his heavily reported series on private security contractors in Iraq that operate outside most of the laws governing American forces.
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Categories: International Reporting
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The Washington Post

Jo Becker and Barton Gellman

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Richard Oppel, Jo Becker and Barton Gellman
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For their lucid exploration of Vice President Dick Cheney and his powerful yet sometimes disguised influence on national policy.
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Categories: National Reporting
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The Washington Post

Amy Harmon

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Richard Oppel and Amy Harmon
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For her striking examination of the dilemmas and ethical issues that accompany DNA testing, using human stories to sharpen her reports.
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Categories: Explanatory Reporting
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The New York Times

Staff

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Richard Oppel, Maurice Possley, Patricia Callahan, Michael Oneal, Evan Osnos, Sam Roe and Ted Gregory
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For its exposure of faulty governmental regulation of toys, car seats and cribs, resulting in the extensive recall of hazardous products and congressional action to tighten supervision.
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Categories: Investigative Reporting
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Chicago Tribune
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