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| | CNN.com In-Depth Specials - 2000 Year in Review |
 | | William E. Simon, 72, wealthy investor, philanthropist and conservative Republican who was federal "energy czar" during the Arab oil embargo of the mid-1970s and treasury secretary under President Ford; of complications from pulmonary fibrosis, June 3, Santa Barbara, California. |
 | | Michael Smith, 68, co-recipient of the 1993 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing techniques that led to breakthroughs in genetic engineering; of cancer, October 4, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
 | | Paula Yates, 40, British television personality known for her made-for-the-tabloids relationships with rock stars Bob Geldof and Michael Hutchence and for her shamelessly flirtatious interviewing style; of a drug overdose, September 17, London, England. |
| www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2000/year.in.review/story/obits (6235 words) |
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