Insiders Washington
A news or feature picture that depicts a unique or behind-the-scenes view of Washington politicians, people relating to politic or other Washington insiders (but not the President of the United States and not taken on Capitol Hill). Pictures taken outside Washington, D.C. must prominently feature a Washington insider.
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First Place
Chip Somodevilla
Getty Images
UNTITLED
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, center, and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, right, arrive for a meeting with homeowners who are using the Making Home Affordable program's trial modified mortgages at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition offices on May 14, 2009, in Washington. Geithner and Donovan met with NCRC housing counselors before giving a report on progress made two months after the release of the program's guidelines.
Second Place
Olivier Douliery
ABACA/MCT
END OF AN ERA
A White House staffer carries away one of the last remnants of the Bush administration during the transition period at the West Wing in Washington, on Jan. 13, 2009.
Third Place
Khue Bui
Contributing Photographer for Newsweek
RAHM CALL
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel fields a phone call in a back room as President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Vice President Biden announce former Sen. George Mitchell as Mideast Envoy and Ambassador Richard Holbrooke as Iraq/Afghanistan Envoy at the State Department in Washington, on Jan. 22, 2009.
Award of Excellence
Bill Clark
Roll Call
FRIDAY THE 13TH
Former Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., leaves the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Va., after being sentenced to 13 years in prison on Nov. 13, 2009.
Award of Excellence
David Gilkey
NPR
UNTITLED
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., meets with local elders in the Helmand River Valley on Oct. 19, 2009, during a visit to assess the current security situation in southern Afghanistan. Kerry's visit was instrumental in Obama's decision to send more troops to the area.
Award of Excellence
Katie Falkenberg
The Washington Times
HULA
First lady Michelle Obama hula-hoops on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Oct. 21, 2009, during a Healthy Kids Fair, which focused on health, wellness, nutrition and physical fitness. Obama focused much of her attention on promoting healthy eating and fitness during her first year in the White House.
