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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

Staff

Publication
Los Angeles Times
Citation
For its powerful and often unpredictable photos that captured wildfires devastating California.
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Categories: Breaking News Photography

Mahmud Hams

Publication
Agence France-Presse
Citation
For his picture of a missile, caught in mid-air, as it falls on a target in the Gaza Strip while young Palestinians scramble for safety.
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Categories: Breaking News Photography

Clay Bennett

Publication
The Christian Science Monitor
Citation
For his distinctive cartoons marked by sharp focus and pungent simplicity.
Publisher
The Christian Science Monitor
Location
Boston, MA
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Categories: Editorial Cartooning

Tom Batiuk

Publication
King Features
Citation
For a sequence in his cartoon strip "Funky Winkerbean" that portrays a woman's poignant battle with breast cancer.
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Categories: Editorial Cartooning

Inga Saffron

Publication
Philadelphia Inquirer
Citation
For her forceful critiques that illuminate the vital interplay between architecture and the life of her city.
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Categories: Criticism

Ann Hornaday

Publication
The Washington Post
Citation
For her perceptive movie reviews and essays, reflecting solid research and an easy, engaging style.
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Categories: Criticism

John Kass

Publication
Chicago Tribune
Citation
For his hard-hitting columns on the abuse of local political power and a lively range of topics in a colorful city.
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Categories: Commentary

Regina Brett

Publication
The Plain Dealer
Citation
For her passionate columns on alienated teenagers in a dangerous city neighborhood.
Location
Cleveland
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Categories: Commentary

Kevin Vaughan

Publication
Rocky Mountain News
Citation
For his sensitive retelling of a school bus and train collision at a rural crossing in 1961 that killed 20 children.
Location
Denver, CO
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Categories: Feature Writing

Thomas Curwen

Publication
Los Angeles Times
Citation
For his vivid account of a grizzly bear attack and the recovery of the two victims.
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Categories: Feature Writing
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