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  • The Pulitzer Prize for Commentary has been awarded since 1970. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award. Wikipedia

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Year Award winner Winning work Ceremony Notes/Description
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  • For his eloquent columns on the 2008 presidential campaign that focus on the election of the first African-American president, showcasing graceful writing and grasp of the larger historic picture.
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  • For his insightful columns that explore the nation's complex economic ills with masterful clarity.
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  • For her courageous, clear-headed columns that evince a strong sense of morality and persuasive knowledge of the community.
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  • For his graphic, deeply reported columns that, at personal risk, focused attention on genocide in Darfur and that gave voice to the voiceless in other parts of the world.
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  • For her pungent columns that provided a voice for the underdog and underprivileged.
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  • For his fresh, vibrant columns that spoke, with both passion and compassion, to ordinary people on often divisive issues.
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  • For his against-the-grain columns that speak to people in power with ferocity and wisdom.
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  • For his clarity of vision, based on extensive reporting, in commenting on the worldwide impact of the terrorist threat.
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  • For her articles on American society and culture.
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  • For his informative and insightful columns on politics and government.
Year Award Nominee Nominated work Notes/Description
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  • For his incisive columns on American foreign policy and domestic politics, often enlivened by a contrarian twist.
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  • For her colorful, well reported columns on an array of issues, from women in combat to oil drilling in Alaska.
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  • For his hard hitting columns on Hurricane Sandy, the death of a gay college student and other local events and issues.
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  • For her wide range of down-to-earth columns that reflect the character and capture the culture of her famed city.
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  • For his valorous columns that transport readers into dangerous international scenes, from Egypt to Kenya to Cambodia, often focusing on the disenfranchised and always providing insight.
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  • For his engaging commentary on death and dying, marked by pieces on his own father’s rapid physical and mental decline, that stir readers to address end-of-life questions.
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  • For his graceful penetration of America’s complicated economic questions, from the federal budget deficit to health care reform.
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  • For his blend of local storytelling and unpredictable opinions, enlarging the discussion of controversial issues that stir a big city.
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  • For her versatile columns exploring life and the concerns of a metropolis with whimsy and poignancy.
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  • For her perceptive, often witty columns on an array of political and moral issues, gracefully sharing the experiences and values that lead her to unpredictable conclusions.

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