Notebook

By By Melissa August, Val Castronovo, Matthew Cooper, Ellin Martens, Julie Rawe, Flora Tartakovsky and Josh Tyrangiel

WINNERS & LOSERS

[WINNERS]

JOHN McCAIN Wins Michigan, endorsements, but phone alerts painting Bush as anti-Catholic means St. John bit is shot

ANDREI BABITSKY Missing Russian who reported Chechens' side turns up. World rejoices; he still faces charges

DAVID LETTERMAN His heartfelt return pumps up the ratings. New segment: "Stupid Left-Ventricle Tricks"?

[LOSERS]

RUPERT MURDOCH Marry a Multi-Millionaire fiasco is gossip fodder for years. What next? When Divorces Go Wild?

SAMMY (THE BULL) GRAVANO Famed stoolie nabbed on drug charges. "Hey, Gotti, meet your new roomie..."

DARRYL STRAWBERRY Toot toot tootsie, goodbye? Fails drug test, yet again. Time to trade cleats for Betty Ford?