Who's Next: Where Are They Now? After three years of doping out who's up and coming in our annual double issue, NEWSWEEK checked back on some people we've profiled--to see where they were then and where they are today. Think of it as the Who's Next class reunion.(Cover Story)

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CORRECTION: In "Where Are They Now?" (Jan. 3) we incorrectly said that Larry Probst had left Electronic Arts. He remains the company's CEO. NEWSWEEK regrets the error.

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Last year our lead-off Who's Nexter was--a fake news anchor. Jon Stewart's "Daily Show" had won two Emmys and was "becoming the coolest pit stop on television." Forget "becoming." In 2004, Stewart's alternative universe was an obligatory destination for candidates (just not Bush or Cheney). He had a best seller--"America (The Book)"--and both college kids and political insiders found him a paradoxical voice of sanity.

ELIOT SPITZER Profiled in: 2003

Back then: New York's attorney general was going after gun makers, spammers and, most famously, Wall Street sleazoids. We said it was no secret he wanted to run for governor.

And now: He just announced. And even before it was official, he led incumbent Gov. George Pataki in the polls, 50 to 38 percent....

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