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Sunday December 26 12:24 PM ET

List of Top 10 U.S. Stories of 1999

By The Associated Press

The top news stories of 1999 as chosen by 206 Associated Press newspaper editors and broadcast editors in the United States. A first- place vote gave the story 10 points, a second-place vote nine points, and so on. Stories are followed by the number of points they received.

1. Clinton impeachment trial; 1,741.

2. Columbine; 1,588.

3. Kosovo; 1,135.

4. Y2K and turning millennium; 1,002.

5. JFK Jr. dies flying plane; 710.

6. U.S. economy; 542.

7. EgyptAir 990 crash; 505.

8. Mass shootings, Atlanta to Hawaii; 478.

9. Earthquakes in Turkey, Taiwan; 442.

10. Hurricanes; 424.

The next 10, in descending order: dot.com mania; Microsoft on trial; campaign 2000 begins; U.S. budget surplus; China-U.S. relations; Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky retire; Hillary Clinton's Senate bid; Payne Stewart's plane crash; East Timor independence; Chechnya.

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The top 10 stories of 1999 picked by 669 visitors to The AP Web site, http://wire.ap.org, followed by points received:

1. Clinton impeachment trial; 4,454.

2. Columbine; 3,324.

3. Kosovo; 2,779.

4. Y2K and turning millennium; 2,159.

5. JFK Jr. dies flying plane; 1,959.

6. U.S. economy; 1,842.

7. Microsoft on trial; 1,650.

8. Mass shootings, Atlanta to Hawaii; 1,233.

9. Earthquakes in Turkey, Taiwan; 1,228.

10. Hurricanes; 1,202. 

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Sunday December 26 12:26 PM ET

Top World News Stories of 1999

By The Associated Press

Here are the top 10 international stories of 1999 as chosen by 74 news media subscribers of The Associated Press in 36 countries, based on 10 points for each first-place vote to one point for 10th place. The stories and the points they received:

1. Atrocities in Kosovo prompt NATO bombing, peacekeepers; (627 points).

2. President Clinton's impeachment trial ends in acquittal; (493).

3. Earthquakes in Turkey kill nearly 18,000; 327.

4. Violence surrounds East Timor's vote for independence; 295.

5. Russia launches military offensive against Chechnya; 209.

6. Fear and excitement build over turn of millennium and Y2K bug; 188.

7. India, Pakistan clash in Kashmir, hundreds killed; 180.

8. Thousands killed in Taiwan earthquake; 130.

9. U.S. growth powers world economy, stock markets; 124.

10. Turkey captures Kurd leader Abdullah Ocalan, sentences him to death; 122.

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-- Linkmeister (link@librarian.edu), December 26, 1999.

Aren't they a little premature, 1999 isn't over with yet.

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