Pro-Palestinian Rally: Thousands of demonstrators marched through Washington in support for Palestinians and condemnation of Israel's occupation of the West Bank.
Travis Fox, Second Place, General News Photography; First Place, General News Editing

Air Show at Andrews AFB: Despite rain, a cold wind and unprecedented security, many thousands of spectators turned out for the annual air show at Andrews Air Force Base.
Travis Fox, Third Place, Day Feature Photography; First Place, Same Day Editing

World Trade Center Columns of Light Memorial: On the six-month anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New Yorkers marked the event with two temporary memorials.
Travis Fox, Second Place, News Feature Photography; Award of Excellence, One Day Editing

Project 306: The stonecutters at Bybee Stone Company take special pride in shaping the 3,700 pieces of limestone designated for the PentagonŐs newly restored facade.
Chet Rhodes, Award of Excellence, Feature Photography; Third Place, Editing Short Form

Soccer Fans at RFK: More than 4,000 soccer fans filled the sunny side of RFK Stadium to watch the United States play Germany in the World Cup quarter-finals.
Travis Fox, Second Place, Sports Photography; First Place, Sports Editing

Royal Treatment: Horse trainers Neil R. Morris of Kinross Farm and Don Yovanovich explain the care and exercising of steeplechase horses for the Virginia Gold Cup.
John Poole, Third Place, Sports Photography; First Place, Sports Editing

State of the Union: Capitol Hill staffers react to President Bush's first State of the Union speech.
Travis Fox, First Place, Political Photography; Second Place, Presidential/Political Editing

Cooter's Campaign: "My problem is time and money," says former congressman and TV star Ben "Cooter" Jones, pointing out the traditional obstacles facing political challengers in the 2002 mid-term election.
Ben de la Cruz; Second Place, Political Photography

Rock Creek Remains: Media and police waited for confirmation that human remains found in Washington's Rock Creek Park were those of 24-year-old Chandra Levy.
John Poole,Third Place, Spot News Editing

World Bank Protest: Protesters opposing the IMF, The World Bank, the war on terror and capitalism, clash with police.
John Poole, Award of Excellence, General News Editing

White House Egg Roll: Hundreds of kids and parents converged on the South Lawn for the annual White House Egg Roll.
John Poole, Second Place, Same Day Editing

The Imperfect Candidate: A profile of former U.S. attorney general Janet Reno during her uphill battle in the Florida gubernatorial primary against political newcomer Bill McBride.
Ben de la Cruz, Second Place, One Day Editing

Bonfire of the 1040s: A Tax Day protest against "taxation without representation" in Washington, D.C.
John Poole, Third Place, One Day Editing

Documenting Annapolis: VisionWorkshops, an Annapolis-based mentoring program, teaches students at Bates Middle School in Annapolis photography and writing skills.
Travis Fox, First Place, Editing Short Form

Sand Mandala: Twenty Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery in India constructed a sand mandala at the Sackler Gallery in Washington from Jan. 1 to Jan. 27, 2002.
John Poole, Second Place, Editing Short Form

A Blessed, But Dying Tradition: In New York's Little Italy, a group of aging Italian American immigrants hope to keep the tradition of the Feast of St. Anthony alive.
Ben de la Cruz, Award of Excellence, Editing Short Form

The Pentagon, One Year Later: Relatives and friends honored the victims of the Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagon.
John Poole, First Place, Editing Long Form

A Day in the Life of a Pollster: Behind the scenes with Democratic consultant Celinda Lake.
Ben de la Cruz, Second Place, Editing Long Form

Rebuilding a Fortress: Sheet metal worker Michael Flocco helped rebuild the Pentagon after his son was killed in the attack there on Sept. 11, 2001.
Travis Fox, Second Place, Magazine Feature Editing

Local Fans Cheer U.S. Advance: U.S. fans react to the win by South Korea and the loss by the United States in the World Cup quarterfinals.
Chet Rhodes, Third Place, Sports Editing

The Advantage of Being Tom Davis: In the 2002 mid-term elections, many Congressional lawmakers, including Republican Tom Davis, received a free pass thanks to redistricting by leaders in the Democratic and Republican parties.
Ben de la Cruz, First Place, Presidential/Political Editing