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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

Beth Daley

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The Boston Globe
Citation
For her evocative exploration of how global warming affects New Englanders, from ice fishermen to blueberry farmers.
Tags: 2008
Categories: Explanatory Reporting

Miles Moffeit and Susan Greene

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The Denver Post
Citation
For their reports on how destruction of evidence in criminal cases across the nation can free the guilty and convict the innocent, prompting official efforts to correct breakdowns.
Tags: 2008

Staff

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Idaho Statesman
Citation
For its tenacious coverage of the twists and turns in the scandal involving the state's senator, Larry Craig.
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Staff

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The New York Times
Citation
For its swift, penetrating coverage of a fire in the Bronx that killed nine persons, eight of them children.
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Newsday

Publication
Newsday
Citation
For its comprehensive investigation into the hazardous gap between a New York railroad's trains and its boarding platforms, spotlighting individual injuries and triggering a multi-million-dollar remedy by the railway.
Location
Long Island, NY
Tags: 2008
Categories: Public Service

Charlotte Observer

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Charlotte Observer
Citation
For its illuminating examination of the mortgage and housing crisis in the newspaper's community and state, resulting in federal probes and changes in a major lender's practices.
Tags: 2008
Categories: Public Service