| First Place Tyler Hicks
The New York Times
 "Taliban Execution"
 
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          | Second Place Steven M. Herppich
The Cincinnati Enquirer
 "A City Divided"
 
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          | Third Place Chris Crewell
The Sacramento Bee
 "Fatal Fire Reaction"
 
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          | Award of Excellence Richard A. Chapman
The Chicago Sun-Times
 "Jesse Jackson's Difficult Moment"
 
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          | Award of Excellence Erwin Gebhard
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
 "FALLING LIMBS"
 
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          | Award of Excellence Peter Haley
The Tacoma News-Tribune
 "US FLYERS WELCOMED HOME FROM CHINESE DETENTION"
 
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          | Award of Excellence James Hill 
The New York Times
 "THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN"
 
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          | Award of Excellence Jewel Samad
Agence France-Presse
 "After a Fire"
 
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          | Award of Excellence Nasser Shiyoukhi
The Associated Press
 "One Land, Two Peoples"
 
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