Winners & Losers

WINNERS

MERYL STREEP

Learning Italian-Iowan accent for Bridges of Madison County flick

JOSHUA STEINER

Altman's out, Hanson's out, but Boswell Jr.'s still at work

CBS TELEVISION

Network's summer reruns whip Fox's first N.F.L. broadcast

LOSERS

ELSIE THE COW

Borden mulls dropping its dairy unit -- say hello to Elmer's Glue

JERRY FALWELL

TV station pulls his show, citing too much politics -- and sex!

MCDONALD'S CORP.

A beef over hot coffee results in $2.9 million jury award for scaldee