They were playing to two constituencies that they prize more than they prize the public.
The Globe received the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2003 for a Globe Spotlight Team investigation into the cover-up of clergy sex abuse in the Catholic Church.
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Whether the people he has surrounded himself with see their positions as a public trust or as a prize in a lottery will ultimately determine the character of Gus Dur's government - and his place in history.
Since the Coalition now needs a seal of approval for the revised standard version of their bill from those who had qualms about the original, her public support would be a valuable prize.
This year saw the Theatre Awards' first prize voted for by the public, for best touring production.
But the most astonishing public figure and intellectual is the Nobel Prize laureate from Argentina, Adolfo Perez Esquivel.
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The 79-year-old received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 but retired from public life last year.
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As Europe digested the news of the prize, nobody wanted to go public with critical comment on a man who is still seen across Europe as a beacon of hope.
The lure of such contests is obvious: lucrative pots of prize money, the opportunity to hone public speaking skills, and the chance to work through ideas with well-connected judges.
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Descriptions of these grass roots endeavors are posted on the Pepsi Refresh Project website, where the public votes on their favorites in a series of prize and project categories.
Princess Lilian remained active in public life until her early 90s, attending the Nobel Prize ceremonies adorned in royal jewels.
Earle, a 2009 TED Prize winner, believes OceanElders will help in rallying public support for ocean conservation.
It book beat five other former Booker winners shortlisted from the prize's 40-year history in a public vote.
She quickly became the public's choice, winning the "fan favorite" prize, but coming second overall in the competition.
Obama's meeting with American Jewish leaders was supposed to be a consolation prize for American Jews after Obama canceled his first public address to American Jews since taking office.
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Thinking through the appropriate place of markets requires that we reason together, in public, about the right way to value the social goods we prize.
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One example: Conchy Bretos of Miami, one of the inaugural Purpose Prize winners in 2006 for her work creating the first public housing project to bring assisted living services to its residents.
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In a report published by The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Rubin, who has been awarded the Israel Defense Prize and oversaw the development of Israel's Arrow missile defense system, concludes that Iran today has the capacity to develop solid-fuel-based intermediate ballistic missiles with a range of 3, 600 kilometers.
The prize is presented to a living person, institution and active public or private bodies that make a significant contribution to defending, disseminating and embodying the values that were the foundations of Henri La Fountain's life and career in support of universal knowledge, international law and democracy.
The education establishment is a confirmation of the public choice approach to economics for which James Buchanan was recently awarded the Nobel prize.
As well as Mr Beveridge, who also chaired an independent commission for the Scottish government into public spending, the Fiscal Commission Working Group includes two winners of the Nobel economics prize, Joseph Stiglitz and Sir Jim Mirrlees, as well as Scottish economist Andrew Hughes-Hallett and Frances Ruane, an Irish expert in public finance.
The Crystal Serenity took the prize for best dining and best entertainment while the Crystal Symphony won for best public rooms.
Mandela, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has become increasingly frail over the years and has not appeared in public since South Africa hosted the World Cup in 2010.
In keeping with this legacy, the prize rewards young researchers, who contribute to reinforcing the links between social science research and public policies.
The Prize serves to raising awareness of human rights, particularly among decision-makers and the general public.
The most coveted prize of the night is the album of the year award, which is voted for by the public.
Mr Smit said winning the prize would be "the most fantastic accolade", as it would be chosen by the general public.
That year the prize was sponsored by Aurum Funds, a hedge fund, which donated money when the Society lost its public grant from the British government.
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Until then, neither the Nobel Committee nor the affinity many in the press and public feel for his rhetoric and agenda should mislead the rest of us into thinking he has actually earned the Peace Prize.
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