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Bush quips self at press corp dinner
(AP)
Updated: 2006-04-30 12:47 Award winners honored at the dinner were:
U.S. President George
W. Bush rubs his eyes during the White House Correspondents' Association
Dinner in Washington, April 29, 2006.
[Reuters] | - Deb Riechmann of The Associated
Press and Terry Moran of ABC News, Merriman Smith Awards, the top journalism
award for White House reporting under deadline pressure.
Riechmann was
recognized for breaking the news of Bush's choice of John Roberts for the
Supreme Court. Moran was cited for his broadcast coverage of Bush's first visit
to areas hit by Hurricane Katrina.
- Carl Cannon of the National
Journal, the Aldo Beckman Award for his profile of presidential adviser Michael
Gerson. The award is given for repeated excellence in White House reporting.
- Marcus Stern and Jerry Kammer of the Copley News Service, the Edgar A.
Poe Award for a series of stories on Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, who resigned
in disgrace and pleaded guilty to accepting $2.4 million (euro1.9 million) in
bribes. The Poe award recognizes excellence in news of national and regional
importance.
The association was established in 1914 as a bridge between
the press corps and the White House. The current president is Mark Smith of AP
Radio.
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