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Small Newspapers:

Erik Kriss and Jon Craig
Syracuse Herald-Journal
An investigation into the State Legislature's expenditure of tax dollars.

Melvin L. Claxton
Virgin Islands Daily News
A series that looks at crime-fighting efforts in the Virgin Islands.

Medium Newspapers:

Russell Carollo and Cheryl Reed
Dayton Daily News
Military prisoners still receive money from the federal government despite their convictions for rape and molestation.

Large Newspapers:

Jeff Leen, Don Van Natta, Stephen Doig and Ronnie Green
Miami Herald
An investigation into the criminal justice system in Miami.

Stephanie Saul and Brian Donovan
Newsday
Finds cops claiming disability pensions are still physically active.

David Armstrong, Shelley Murphy and Stephen Kurkjian
Boston Globe
A series that looks at elevator safety

Magazine

Eric Nelson and Mark Worth
Washington Free Press
Workers suffer various illnesses after exposure to chemicals at Boeing plants.

Television, larger markets:

Wayne Dolcefino Noe Cadena and David Raziq
KTRK-TV (Houston)
Investigates bilingual teachers who do not speak English and are unable to pass basic tests.

Melody Gilbert and Rita Beatty
KTCA-TV (St. Paul, Minn.)
Investigation finds that the Army secretly sprayed Americans with toxic chemicals.

Television, Network:

Chris Wallace, David Kelley, Bonnie Goldstein, and Ceil Sutherland
ABC PrimeTime Live
Investigates rampant medicare fraud in Florida.

Kathy McManus Deborah Amos and Tom Jarriel
Turning Point
An investigation into Americans profiting from the war in Bosnia.

Tom Renner Award:

Steve Emerson and Martin Koughan
PBS
An investigation into the operations of Islamic fundamentalist groups in America

Book:

Eric Nalder
Tankers Full of Trouble
Looks at the risks men and women take working on oil tankers.