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The 2006 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in National Reporting

Finalist: The New York Times , by Michael Moss

For his tenacious, thoroughly researched stories on the bureaucratic inertia that led to the fatal injury of American soldiers in Iraq who lacked protective armor.

Winners

Prize Winner in National Reporting in 2006:

James Risen and Eric Lichtblau

For their carefully sourced stories on secret domestic eavesdropping that stirred a national debate on the boundary line between fighting terrorism and protecting civil liberty. National Reporting

The Jury

Narda Zacchino(chair )

deputy editor

Mike Connelly

executive editor

Kenneth Paulson

editor

Delia Rios

national correspondent

George Rodrigue*

vice president/managing editor

Winners in National Reporting

2005

Walt Bogdanich

For his heavily documented stories about the corporate cover-up of responsibility for fatal accidents at railway crossings.
2004

Staff

For its engrossing examination of the tactics that have made Wal-Mart the largest company in the world with cascading effects across American towns and developing countries.
2003

Alan Miller and Kevin Sack

For their revelatory and moving examination of a military aircraft, nicknamed "The Widow Maker," that was linked to the deaths of 45 pilots. (Moved by the Board from the Investigative Reporting category to the National Reporting category, where it was also entered.)
2002

Staff

For its comprehensive coverage of America's war on terrorism, which regularly brought forth new information together with skilled analysis of unfolding developments.
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2006 Prize Winners

Public Service

The Times-Picayune

For its heroic, multi-faceted coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, making exceptional use of the newspaper's resources to serve an inundated city even after evacuation of the newspaper plant. (Selected by the Board from the Public Service category, where it was entered.)
Public Service

Sun Herald

For its valorous and comprehensive coverage of Hurricane Katrina, providing a lifeline for devastated readers, in print and online, during their time of greatest need.
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