Notebook

By Melissa August, Jeff Chu, Rachel Dry, Kathleen Earley, Michael Fitzgerald, Ellin Martens, Julie Rawe, Ursula Sautter, Josh Tyrangiel and Amelia Weiss

WINNERS & LOSERS

[WINNERS]

WEN HO LEE Judge grants bail as government's Los Alamos case wobbles. That Richardson--he's no Lieberman

AL GORE Bush drops attack ad; Reno nixes outside counsel; time for another kiss, Tipper!

VICENTE FOX Says all the right things on barnstorming tour. Still, it's all about the mustache

[& LOSERS]

MONICA LEWINSKY Female lobbying group retracts its job offer due to stigma. She has more clout with guys anyway

GEORGE W. BUSH Having a problem with verbal slips on champagne frail. After good run, is it a blip or a trend?

PATRICK EWING Fair-weather New York fans wave bye-bye to the big guy. Oh, he's staying? Go, Pat!