Pulitzer Prize winners

Here are the 2009 Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists:

JOURNALISM:

Public Service: The Las Vegas Sun, notably Alexandra Berzon, for exposing the high death rate among construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip.

Breaking News Reporting: The New York Times for its coverage of a sex scandal that resulted in the resignation of Gov. Eliot Spitzer.

Investigative Reporting: David Barstow of The New York Times for reporting on how some retired generals had been co-opted by the Pentagon to make its case for war as radio and television analysts.

Explanatory Reporting: Bettina Boxall and Julie Cart of the Los Angeles Times for exploring attempts to combat Western wildfires.

Local Reporting: The Detroit Free Press, notably Jim Schaefer and M.L. Elrick; and Ryan Gabrielson and Paul Giblin of the East Valley Tribune in Mesa, Ariz. The Free Press was cited for uncovering lies by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick that included denial of a sexual relationship with an aide that eventually led to jail terms for the two officials. The Tribune won for revealing how a popular sheriff's focus on immigration enforcement endangered investigation of violent crime and other aspects of public safety.

National Reporting: St. Petersburg Times for PolitiFact, a fact-checking initiative during the 2008 presidential campaign.

International Reporting: The New York Times for coverage of U.S. military challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Feature Writing: Lane DeGregory of the St. Petersburg Times for coverage of a neglected girl and her adoption.

Commentary: Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post for columns on the 2008 presidential campaign.

Criticism: Holland Cotter of The New York Times for art reviews.

Editorial Writing: Mark Mahoney of The Post-Star, Glens Falls, N.Y., for editorials on local government secrecy.

Editorial Cartooning: Steve Breen of The San Diego Union-Tribune for a style that engages readers.

Breaking News Photography: Patrick Farrell of The Miami Herald for photos of the aftermath of disastrous storms.

Feature Photography: Damon Winter of The New York Times for photos of Barack Obamas presidential campaign.

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ARTS:

Fiction: "Olive Kitteridge" by Elizabeth Strout (Random House).

Drama: "Ruined" by Lynn Nottage.

History: "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family" by Annette Gordon-Reed (W.W. Norton & Co.).

Biography: "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House" by Jon Meacham (Random House).

Poetry: "The Shadow of Sirius" by W.S. Merwin (Copper Canyon Press).

General Nonfiction: "Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II" by Douglas A. Blackmon (Doubleday).

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MUSIC:

"Double Sextet" by Steve Reich (Boosey & Hawkes).

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