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Slugger race tops AP stories of the year
The year spotlighted Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa surging to break Roger Maris 61 home runs with McGwire finishing at 70 and Sosa at 66. Other major themes included Asia and global turmoil, hurricanes Georges and Mitch, Iraq tensions, GOP decline, embassy bombings, deadly school violence, John Glenn’s space return, anti smoking settlements, and AP’s reader poll results.
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