Notebook

By Melissa August, Jeffrey Kluger, Ellin Martens, Benjamin Nugent, Sora Song and Heather Won Tesoriero

WINNERS & LOSERS

[WINNERS]

GRAY DAVIS Calif. Gov finally takes stand on Gary Condit; saves two salaries when Condit kids quit his staff

STEPHEN KING Injured author settles his suit vs. insurance co. over unpaid bills: firm must donate $ to hospital

PETER BART Variety editor sorry for wildly offensive remarks, gets job back. Will there be a sequel?

[& LOSERS]

ROLANDO PAULINO Diamonds not forever: Bronx Little League chief banned for life for playing 14-year-old ringer

RODNEY KING Famed motorist hit with drug charge. A $3.8 mil settlement is a terrible thing to waste

MICHAEL JACKSON Rings NASDAQ opening bell, numbers plunge. Does "King of Pop" mean stock bubble?