Jul 2 - By Associated Press
The National Society of Newspaper Columnists chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the winner of its annual Sitting Duck Award, a tongue-in-cheek honor that pokes fun at the most ridiculed newsmakers in the United States.

Jan 3 - By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Writer
"Waltz With Bashir," a groundbreaking animated documentary about Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon, won the National Society of Film Critics' 2008 best picture award Saturday.

Jan 5 - By Associated Press
The National Society of Film Critics on Saturday named "There Will Be Blood," a gritty tale about a turn-of-the-century oil man infected with greed, the best picture of 2007.

Feb 28 - By Associated Press
Hundreds of people protested a visit Wednesday by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, holding signs reading, "Go home dictator." Police cordoned off the Zimbabwean Embassy, where demonstrators gathered. The local National Society for Human Rights called Mugabe's three-day state visit an insult to Namibia.