Notebook

By Melissa August, Val Castronovo, Matthew Cooper, Daren Fonda, Ellin Martens, Benjamin Nugent, Julie Rawe, Eric Roston and Josh Tyrangiel

WINNERS & LOSERS

[WINNERS]

ELMER ("GERONIMO") PRATT Black Panther, conviction overturned, gets $4.5 million. Time to go Republican

DICK WOLF Law & Order producer gets five more years. Downside: five years of D.A.'s "Settle the case''

GREG CRAIG Juan Miguel's lawyer bats 1.000 in court. You billing $600/hr. for the hug shots?

[& LOSERS]

HILLARY CLINTON If Rudy stays in, he gets a pity vote. If he's out, Lazio's tough. Your best option: get indicted

BILL GATES Everyone want to slice 'n' dice you. Hey, Rockefeller made his biggest $$$ after breakup

TUCKER CARLSON Neo-con reporter held by Viet gov. Freed, your anticommie bona fides perfect