| WINNER The New Yorker
 "Flood in the Oval Office," September 19, 2005
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| SECOND PLACE Rolling Stone
 1,000th Issue 3-D Cover, May 18-June 1, 2006
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| THIRD PLACE The Economist
 "Rocket Man," July 8-14, 2006
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| BEST NEWs Cover | 
| WINNER The New Yorker
 "Watch Your Back Mountain," February 27, 2006
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| SECOND PLACE Newsweek
 "Poverty, Race and Katrina," September 19, 2005
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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| best Celebrity Cover | 
| WINNER (2-WAY TIE) Harper's Bazaar
 "Fashion: Best of What's New," January 2006
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| WINNER (2-WAY TIE) VIBE
 "Busta: The Untold Story!," June 2006
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| SECOND PLACE (4-WAY TIE) LIFE
 "Let It Snow!," December 3, 2005
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| SECOND PLACE (4-WAY TIE) New York
 "The Summer Issue," July 3-10, 2006
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| SECOND PLACE (4-WAY TIE) Premiere
 "Hooked on Steve Carell," July/August 2006
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| SECOND PLACE (4-WAY TIE) Rolling Stone
 "Bono," November 3, 2005
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| Best Concept Cover | 
| WINNER TIME
 "The End of Cowboy Diplomacy," July 17, 2006
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| SECOND PLACE I.D. Magazine
 "Design and Religion," March/April 2006
 
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| THIRD PLACE
The Economist
 "Rocket Man," July 8-14, 2006
 
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| BEST FASHION COVER | 
| WINNER Departures
 "The Style Issue," September 2005
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| SECOND PLACE (2-WAY TIE) The New Yorker
 "The Skinny on Fashion," March 20, 2006
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| SECOND PLACE (2-WAY TIE) W
 "Fashion's Kate," November 2005
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| Best Service Cover | 
| WINNER Time Out New York
 "Need a Gym?," January 5-11, 2006
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| SECOND PLACE New York
 "Brooklyn Style," May 1, 2006
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| THIRD PLACE (3-WAY TIE) BusinessWeek
 "Am I Ready to Retire?," July 24, 2006
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| THIRD PLACE (3-WAY TIE) National Geographic
 "The Secrets of Living Longer," November 2005
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| THIRD PLACE (3-WAY TIE) The Out Traveler
 "Istanbul," Spring 2006
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| Best Cover Line | 
| WINNER The Economist
 "Rocket Man," July 8-14, 2006
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