This episode's headline: Bittersweet Victory; Curbing Costs; Nowhere But Up. The guests include JESSE BROWN, Veteran Affairs Secretary; SEN. PAUL SIMON, [D] Illinois; SEN. DAVID DURENBERGER, [R] Minnesota; STUART ALTMAN, Former Clinton Adviser;JAMES McLANE, Aetna; CORRESPONDENTS: FRED DE SAM LAZARO; ROGER ROSENBLATT. Byline: In New York: MARGARET WARNER; In Washington: JAMES LEHRER