Notebook

By Melissa August, Val Castronovo, Matthew Cooper, Daren Fonda, Lina Lofaro, Benjamin Nugent, Desa Philadelphia, Julie Rawe and Alain L. Sanders

WINNERS & LOSERS

[WINNERS]

JANET RENO A.G. clears Puerto Rican protesters without a shot. Now just get the kid back to Cuba

MICHAEL EISNER Cable win over Time Warner, for now. Distracts from pesky DiCaprio controversy

KEN LIVINGSTONE New London mayor is no New Labour. Fluke or start of worldwide lefty comeback?

[& LOSERS]

TOM DELAY Paleo-Repub blasts TV's West Wing as too liberal. Oh, please. That's so Murphy Brown

PETE SAMPRAS Bum thigh muscle. Will miss Italian Open, maybe French--only Slam he's never won

THE PHILIPPINES Hostages, terrorism, apparent origin of Love Bug. Imelda's shoes weren't so bad