Notebook

WINNERS

VACLAV HAVEL Czech President shows D.C. what a moral leader looks like. Also what a friend looks like

HENRY HYDE Old muck raked, but who cares? It was the '60s! He may also have worn bell-bottoms!

DAVID MARANISS Salad days for Clinton biographer, who gets out a quickie book on Bill's big speech

& LOSERS

THE SWOOSH Nike partly shelves its famous insignia. Image problems? Falling sales? Of course: blame the logo!

JOHN CONYERS Ranking Dem on Judiciary gets "rolled" over and over in party-line votes. Howard Baker he ain't

ALLY MCBEAL Its finger is on the pulse of the zeitgeist but could only get its hands on a technical Emmy

"OHHHH, NOOOOOOOOO" America's 10 Most Embarrassing Political Videos

As the video of Bill Clinton's grand-jury testimony is absorbed by the public, Americans will have to ask themselves an important question. No, not whether he should remain in office but, rather, Is the tape embarrassing enough to dislodge one of these blush-inducing groaners from the Top 10?

RANK TITLE (YEAR) DESCRIPTION

1 BUSTED (1990) Washington Mayor Marian Barry smokes crack cocaine

2 SICK, SICK, SICK (1992) President George Bush vomits at a Japanese state dinner

3 CASH AND CARRY (1979) Abscam probers catch Rep. Richard Kelly lining his pockets

4 TANKED (1988) Governor Michael Dukakis turns into a military mite

5 YOU'RE NO J.F.K. (1988) Dan Quayle receives the all-time put-down from Lloyd Bentsen

6 HEY, SAILOR! (1980) Carter calls Hubert Humphrey, Hubert Horatio Hornblower

7 WAS IST LOS? (1985) Reagan visits Bitburg cemetery, where SS troops are buried

8 FLOP SWEAT (1960) Nixon turns pale and pasty debating J.F.K.

9 SECRETS AND LIES (1996) Monica Lewinsky gives Bill a big hug on the rope line

10 FUMBLE! (1975) Athletic Jerry Ford trips, creates a career for Chevy Chase

COLLECTIBLES I

KEEPSAKES ARE FOREVER Pop culture hit the auction block, with megasales of iconic music and movie memorabilia

SPICE GIRLS DRESS Estimated bid: $13,400-$20,150 Final bid: $69,000

ODDJOB'S HAT Estimated bid: $35,000-$43,000 Final bid: $104,700

BOND RING Estimated bid: $3,360-$5,040 Final bid: $8,110

COLLECTIBLES II

FIRM ART Last week came reports that two companies, Lake, a Japanese finance firm, and Reader's Digest, have decided to auction off hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of art, like the Modigliani to the right. Half of the Fortune 500 have collections of consequence. Among the largest collectors: Equitable, which owns hundreds of works, including murals by Thomas Hart Benton; Pepsico, famed for its sculpture garden with pieces by Henry Moore; Paine Webber, which has works by the likes of Willem de Kooning and Jasper Johns; Sara Lee, which just gave some of its best items to museums; and Forbes. Malcolm collected everything from Faberge eggs to toy soldiers.

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