Notebook

By Melissa August, Matthew Cooper, Rachel Dry, Silvia Feist, Lina Lofaro, Ellin Martens, Jodie Morse, Benjamin Nugent, Julie Rawe, Eric Roston and Josh Tyrangiel

WINNERS & LOSERS

[WINNERS]

KOFI ANNAN World leaders party is a hit in NYC, but after nightmare traffic, don't plan on post-U.N. mayoral bid

EMINEM "Dim" Shady? Hardly. Despite gay-bashing charge, rapper aces Video Music Awards

JOE LOCKHART Clinton flack moves on. After defending this Prez, any p.r. job should be a cakewalk

[& LOSERS]

GEORGE W. BUSH "Major league" mistakes, and his lead is gone. Those shiny metal things? Called microphones

RICHARD BUTLER Mein Camp: Aryan Nations big loses $6M suit--and possibly his training camp

RALPH NADER Even an auto-safety scandal can't lift polls. Hey, at least you're not the Reform Party