Notebook

By Melissa August, Michelle Derrow, Aisha Durham, Daniel S. Levy, Lina Lofaro, David Spitz and Chris Taylor

WINNERS & LOSERS

[WINNERS]

MARV ALBERT Yesss! man returns to NBC two years after firing. What's a little backbiting between friends?

DON EVANS Top Texas oilman corrals G.O.P. wallets for George W. Next job: measuring Energy Dept. drapes?

NICK LEESON Rogue trader beats cancer, leaves jail. Plus, frozen assets mean no more gambling

[& LOSERS]

TIMOTHY LEARY Late counterculture icon of the '60s was an FBI informer. Put that in your pipe and smoke it

KEN STARR Sinks one at the buzzer with Hubbell guilty plea, but who cares? Game over, Ken

THE IMMIGRATION SERVICE INS border watchers had serial-killer suspect, let him go. Should change name to OUTS