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24, versatile singer and record producer, fused rap, soul, reggae, and R&B on her chart-topping, Grammy-winning solo debut The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. In February, she walked away…Richard C. Holbrooke, 1999 News
58, diplomat, was finally confirmed as chief American diplomat to the United Nations by the Senate in August, ending a 14-month-long nomination process that languished amid partisan…John McCain, 1999 News
62, senator from Arizona, launched a campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. Though he presented himself as an outsider, McCain has served 17 years in the Senate. He is,…Daniel Myrick, 1999 News
35, and Eduardo Sanchez, 30, filmmakers, directed and wrote the most profitable film of all time, The Blair Witch Project. The film cost $35,000 to make and has grossed more than $120…Richie Phillips, 1999 News
58, lawyer and combative union leader, seriously misjudged Major League Baseball when he urged umpires in July to collectively resign unless the league agreed to sign a new contract (before…David L. Smith, 1999 News
30, computer programmer, was arrested in April for launching Melissa, the computer virus that wreaked havoc with email systems nationwide in March. Smith was charged with interfering with…Britney Spears, 1999 News
17, teen pop sensation, burst onto the music scene with the release of her vaguely promiscuous single, “. . . Baby One More Time.” Early in her career, Spears appeared on The Mickey Mouse…Jerry Springer, 1999 News
55, talk-show host, briefly toyed with running for a seat in the U.S. Senate. While Springer is best known for his raunchy talk show, he once had a career in politics, having served as a…Ty Warner, 1999 News
59?, toy executive, shocked millions of children and parents when he announced on his Web site in August that he plans to retire all Beanie Babies on Dec. 31, 1999. No one was quite sure if…Patrick J. Buchanan, 1999 News
61, columnist, television commentator, and politician, bolted from the Republican Party to seek the presidential nomination as a Reform candidate. He was widely criticized for the…Trending
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