Reporter wins Pulitzer months after being laid off

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Mon Apr 20, 9:10 pm ET

PHOENIX – More than three months after he was laid off in a round of massive staff cuts, former East Valley Tribune reporter Paul Giblin learned Monday that he had helped his old newspaper snag a Pulitzer Prize.

Giblin and Tribune reporter Ryan Gabrielson earned the award in the local reporting category for their coverage of the Maricopa County sheriff’s immigration enforcement operations.

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The week that was: April 11-18

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Published: Sunday | April 19, 2009
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Obama promises much

U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a news conference on the ... 

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A new day in the relationship among the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean dawned on Friday when the Fifth Summit of the Americas began in Trinidad and Tobago.

US President Barack Obama on Friday signalled his intention to start this improved relationship with a declaration of his administration’s commitment to “renew and sustain a broader partnership between the United States and the hemisphere”.

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GOVERNMENT IS set to embark on a major recruitment drive for district constables (DCs) this year.

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