Notebook

By Kathleen Adams, Melissa August, Randy Hartwell, Ellin Martens, Sora Song and Joel Stein

WINNERS & LOSERS

[WINNERS]

SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN Not since New Hampshire has Arizona's maverick reformer enjoyed the spotlight so much

MIR Plagued space station finally gets it right, ending its tenure with a safe crash into the Pacific

BART SIMPSON Cartoon boy may have sex in future film. Don't have a cow--it's still on the drawing board

[LOSERS]

ALAN GREENSPAN Wall Street not buoyed by Fed's rate cut. Chief's reputation may prove as vulnerable as the Dow

YURI USHAKOV Is cold front returning to D.C.? Russ ambassador told to send 50 "diplomats" (spies?) home

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Bush objects, Your Honor, and ends group's role in vetting fed-judge appointments