Boston Globe's Charlie Savage Wins Pulitzer for National Reporting.BOSTON -- Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: BOSTON GLOBE'S CHARLIE SAVAGE WINS PULITZER FOR NATIONAL REPORTING Boston Globe Washington correspondent Charles Savage was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
The articles by Savage brought national attention to a little-known prerogative of presidential power and resulted in Senate oversight hearings and a declaration from the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law said that such actions were "contrary to the rule of law and our constitutional separation of powers separation of powers: see Constitution of the United States. separation of powers Division of the legislative, executive, and judicial functions of government among separate and independent bodies. ." Among the laws Bush has said he can ignore include those banning torture, new safeguards in the Patriot Act, various military rules and regulations, affirmative-action provisions, "whistle-blower" protections for nuclear regulatory officials, and safeguards against political interference in federally funded research. In his articles, Savage also revealed other behind-the-scenes tactics aimed at expanding presidential power, including the administration's use of political appointees to hire lawyers for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. This award is the Globe's nineteenth Pulitzer. In recent years, the Pulitzer Prizes awarded to the Globe include the Explanatory Reporting Award, given to science reporter Gareth Cook in 2005 for his coverage of the issues surrounding stem cell stem cell In living organisms, an undifferentiated cell that can produce other cells that eventually make up specialized tissues and organs. There are two major types of stem cells, embryonic and adult. research, and the Public Service Award in 2003, for the Globe Spotlight Team's investigative reporting on sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. Of yesterday's prize, Globe editor Marty Baron said, "Charlie Savage is an extraordinary reporter, and he won this richly deserved Pulitzer because he has been covering what the White House does, not just what it says. Plenty of journalists cover the White House, but Charlie went digging where no one was looking." Savage said he was "honored" by the award and described his work "as a team effort on the part of everyone here at the Globe." Although assigned to Washington, Savage was in Boston at the time of the announcement and addressed his colleagues during a newsroom celebration. Savage, 31, began his career as a reporter with the Miami Herald after graduating from Harvard College in 1998. He joined the Washington Bureau of the Globe in 2003. A native of Fort Wayne, Indiana “Fort Wayne” redirects here. For other uses, see Fort Wayne (disambiguation). Fort Wayne is a city in northeastern Indiana, USA and the county seat of Allen County. Fort Wayne is Indiana's second largest city after Indianapolis. , Savage now lives in Washington with his wife Luiza and their one-year-old son, Will. Savage's book on presidential power will be published by Little Brown later this year. "The sort of coverage that earned Charlie this richly deserved recognition speaks directly to the value of newspapers and the sort of journalism we practice on our best days," said Globe publisher P. Steven Ainsley, "This work represents the core of what a great journalist does - look where others cannot to tell a story the public needs to hear." The award was one of 14 Pulitzers in journalism announced yesterday. The Gold Medal for Public Service was awarded to Wall Street Journal. 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