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2010 Pulitzer Prize Board
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front row: K.A. Willey, A. Gyllenhaal, A.M. Lipinski, S. Gissler, N. Lemann, L. Bollinger, A. Bennett

back row: R. Beck, G. Moore, J. Dehli, J. Amoss, T. Friedman, P. Gigot, J. VandeHei, K. Carroll, P. Tash, D. Kennedy

 

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Anders Gyllenhaal, chair; Sig Gissler, administrator

Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman

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Lee Bollinger, Wendy Ruderman and Barbara Laker
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For their resourceful reporting that exposed a rogue police narcotics squad, resulting in an FBI probe and the review of hundreds of criminal cases tainted by the scandal.
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Categories: Investigative Reporting
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Philadelphia Daily News

Staff

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Sara Jean Green, Mike Carter, Ken Armsrong, Steve Miletich and Jennifer Sullivan
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For its comprehensive coverage, in print and online, of the shooting deaths of four police officers in a coffee house and the 40-hour manhunt for the suspect.
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Categories: Breaking News Reporting
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The Seattle Times

Bristol (VA) Herald Courier

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Lee Bollinger, J. Todd Foster, Daniel Gilbert and Carl Esposito
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For the work of Daniel Gilbert in illuminating the murky mismanagement of natural-gas royalties owed to thousands of land owners in southwest Virginia, spurring remedial action by state lawmakers.
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Categories: Public Service
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Bristol (VA) Herald Courier

Jennifer Higdon

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Lee Bollinger and Jennifer Higdon
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Premiered on February 6, 2009, in Indianapolis, IN, a deeply engaging piece that combines flowing lyricism with dazzling virtuosity (Lawdon Press).
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Categories: Music
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Lawdon Press
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Violin Concerto

David E. Hoffman

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Lee Bolinger and David E. Hoffman
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A well documented narrative that examines the terrifying doomsday competition between two superpowers and how weapons of mass destruction still imperil humankind.
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Categories: General Nonfiction
Publisher
Doubleday
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The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy

T.J. Stiles

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Lee Bollinger and T.J. Stiles
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A penetrating portrait of a complex, self-made titan who revolutionized transportation, amassed vast wealth and shaped the economic world in ways still felt today.
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Categories: Biography
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Alfred A. Knopf
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The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt

Rae Armantrout

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Lee Bollinger and Rae Armantrout
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A book striking for its wit and linguistic inventiveness, offering poems that are often little thought-bombs detonating in the mind long after the first reading.
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Categories: Poetry
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
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Versed

Liaquat Ahamed

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Lee Bollinger and Liaquat Ahamed
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A compelling account of how four powerful bankers played crucial roles in triggering the Great Depression and ultimately transforming the United States into the world's financial leader.
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Categories: History
Publisher
The Penguin Press
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Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World

Hank Williams

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Hank Williams
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For his craftsmanship as a songwriter who expressed universal feelings with poignant simplicity and played a pivotal role in transforming country music into a major musical and cultural force in American life.
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Categories: Special Citations and Awards

Paul Harding

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Lee Bollinger and Paul Harding
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A powerful celebration of life in which a New England father and son, through suffering and joy, transcend their imprisoning lives and offer new ways of perceiving the world and mortality.
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Categories: Fiction
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press
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Tinkers
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