Notebook

By David Bjerklie, Tam Gray, Daniel Levy, Lina Lofaro, Michele Orecklin, David Spitz, Flora Tartakovsky and Chris Taylor

WINNERS & LOSERS

[WINNERS]

SUSAN MCDOUGAL Court acquits jailbird who would not sing; book publishers may find her more tuneful

WAYNE GRETZKY No fireworks, no baseball stint, just a man who knows to quit while he has teeth to spare

MATT MOSELY Telegenic fire fighter performs daring rescue, urges bonus for his union. Buy this guy a Bud!

[& LOSERS]

KENNETH STARR Opposes independent counsel law, although it made his name. After $40 million, now you tell us?

DEE DEE MYERS As Belgrade burns, former White House flack sits on Hollywood Squares. Exit plan simple: X or O

BENAZIR BHUTTO Ex-leader of Pakistan gets five years in prison for corruption. She forgot to bribe the judge