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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

Dave Philipps

Publication
The Gazette
Citation
For his painstaking stories on the spike in violence within a battered combat brigade returning to Fort Carson after bloody deployments to Iraq, leading to increased mental health care for soldiers.
Location
Colorado Springs, CO
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Categories: Local Reporting

Los Angeles Times and ProPublica

Citation
For their exposure of gaps in California's oversight of dangerous and incompetent nurses, blending investigative scrutiny and multimedia storytelling to produce corrective changes.
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Categories: Public Service

Asbury Park Press

Publication
Asbury Park Press
Citation
For its exhaustive examination of how an archaic property tax system harms New Jersey's economy and ordinary families, using stories and interactive databases to spark pledges of statewide reform.
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Categories: Public Service

Julia Wolfe

Publication
Steel Hammer
Citation
Premiered on November 13, 2009, in Gainesville, FL, an innovative composition that, with voices and old-time instruments, turns the old folk tune "John Henry" into an epic distillation of Appalachia.
Publisher
G. Schirmer, Inc.
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Categories: Music

Fred Lerdahl

Publication
String Quartet No. 3
Citation
Premiered on December 8, 2009, in Cleveland, Ohio, a remarkable work that displays impeccable technical facility and palpable emotion.
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Categories: Music

Robert Wright

Publication
The Evolution of God
Citation
A sweeping look at the origins and development of religious belief throughout human history.
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
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Categories: General Nonfiction

John Cassidy

Publication
How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamities
Citation
A work that probes the complexity of the Great Recession, using solid research and precise documentation to reveal not only a gripping human drama but also a tense clash of ideas.
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Categories: General Nonfiction

Blake Bailey

Publication
Cheever: A Life
Citation
An absorbing, impeccably researched exploration of the famed writer John Cheever, illuminating his greatness as well as flaws, told in a compelling voice worthy of the subject.
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
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Categories: Biography

John Milton Cooper, Jr.

Publication
Woodrow Wilson: A Biography
Citation
A magisterial work that corrects erroneous perceptions and casts important new light on one of the most pivotal and enigmatic American presidents, fully placing the man in the context of his times.
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
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Categories: Biography
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