Notebook

By Ann Marie Bonardi, Amanda Bower, Lina Lofaro, Ellin Martens, Sora Song, Heather Won Tesoriero, Josh Tyrangiel and Rebecca Winters

WINNERS & LOSERS

[WINNERS]

THEODORE OLSON Confirmed as Solicitor General, gets in under the wire-- before the Dems start getting rough

GERALD FORD After decades of criticism, receives Profile in Courage Award for pardoning Nixon

TOM & NICOLE Grant multitudes of interviews, stay mum about divorce. Rudy and Donna, please take note

[LOSERS]

TRENT LOTT Loses job as Senate majority leader; at least he has something to talk about with Newt

MARGARET MITCHELL A court lifts injunction of GWTW parody. Frankly, my dear, it didn't give a damn about the copyright

MCDONALD'S Company's halfhearted apology doesn't placate Hindus upset by beef in fries