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Notebook: Jul. 26, 1999

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Melissa August, Harriet Barovick, Autumn De Leon, Michelle Derrow, Aisha Durham, Tam Gray, David Spitz and Chris Taylor

WINNERS & LOSERS

[WINNERS]

ALAN GREENSPAN Gets an A++ from Gore; set to keep his post in 2000. Chalk one up for inscrutability

JIANG ZEMIN After losing soccer final, China says it has neutron bomb. And will be getting sports bras soon

BILL GATES Whee! His personal fortune hits $100 billion; Microsoft wins Connecticut lawsuit

[& LOSERS]

HILLARY CLINTON Fickle N.Y. has change of heart; she dives in new poll. There’s never an intern around when you need one

ROSEANNE Major NBC stations yanking her low-rated show in the fall. Anybody got a spare sitcom?

eBAY Man admits conning $37,000 out of auction website’s patrons. Caveat emptor, Netizens

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