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The 2005 Pulitzer Prize Winners The 2005 Pulitzer Prize winners include Steve Coll for Ghost Wars, his nonfiction book on Afghanistan, John Patrick Shanley for his play on child molestation in the Catholic Church and the poetry of Ted Kooser (left). Hear NPR interviews with some of the winners.
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The 2005 Pulitzer Prize Winners

AP's Santiago Lyon on Pulitzer-Winning Photos

Michele Norris talks with Santiago Lyon, director of photography for the Associated Press, about the team of AP photographers whose work in Iraq over the past year earned them the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography. Five of the 11 photographers whose work was included in the winning portfolio are Iraqi.

AP's Santiago Lyon on Pulitzer-Winning Photos

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Nabbing a Pulitzer, from an Oregon Weekly

Reporter Nigel Jaquiss is among this year's Pulitzer Prize winners. Jaquiss, of Willamette Week of Portland, Ore., won for his investigative reporting on a 30-year state secret: The story of former Gov. Neil Goldschmidt's sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl.

Nabbing a Pulitzer, from an Oregon Weekly

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'L.A. Times,' Steve Coll Among Pulitzer Winners

The Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal each win two Pulitzer Prizes in journalism. Steve Coll wins the non-fiction prize for Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden.

'L.A. Times,' Steve Coll Among Pulitzer Winners

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Author Coll Discusses Pulitzer Award

Steve Coll wins the Pulitzer Prize in general non-fiction for his book Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and Bin Laden. Robert Siegel talks with Coll, former managing editor of The Washington Post.

Author Coll Discusses Pulitzer Award

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'Doubt' Looks at Child Molestation in Catholic Church

The new play Doubt opens on Broadway. It examines revelations about child molestation in the Catholic Church. Playwright John Patrick Shanley's own experience as a Catholic schoolboy lends an air of legitimacy to the story.

'Doubt' Looks at Child Molestation in Catholic Church

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Writer Marilynne Robinson

Fresh Air

Robinson's first novel, Housekeeping, won a PEN/Hemingway Award. Now, 23 years later, her second novel, Gilead, has won the National Book Critics Circle Award. The book is written as a letter from a 76-year-old Congregationalist preacher to his 7-year-old son. This interview originally aired Feb. 8, 2005.

Writer Marilynne Robinson

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'De Kooning: An American Master'

Dutch-born painter Willem de Kooning is remembered as the first modern art star. The story of his life and influence on 20th century American art is told in the book De Kooning: An American Master. Liane Hansen talks with the authors.

'De Kooning: An American Master'

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Steve Coll: In Shadow of Terror, a Year of Decisions

In a series of essays, commentator Steve Coll reflects on how terrorism binds voters in America, Afghanistan and Pakistan. His new book Ghost Wars chronicles the CIA's covert history in Afghanistan and Osama bin Laden's rise.

Steve Coll: In Shadow of Terror, a Year of Decisions

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