After seeing several short clips of Anderson Cooper's interview with President Obama Monday's AC360 gave us the long version. The wide range of topics included the economy, slavery, don't ask..don't tell, Afghanistan and the Africa message. If you missed it you will find a copy of the interview at CNN's transcript page. If you don't have any success finding it there just drop us an email, we received a preliminary copy.
I'm sure many of you saw these pictures of Anderson, taken by Brent Stirton on the AC360 blog. We were lucky enough to get our hands on the high res versions, so click and enjoy.
All images by Brent Stirton / Reportage for CNN



The news of the couple murdered in Florida is just horrible. David Mattingly was on the story and said that the police seem to be wrapping up the case swiftly. I know few murders make sense, but this one in particular seems to beg for an answer to the question 'why them?'. This wonderful couple adopted special needs kids and used their money to give them the best care possible, in addition to unlimited love, acceptance and affection. What a terrible shame.
Candy Crowley gave us the Raw Politics on the confirmation hearings of Judge Sotomayer. The light moment of the segment came when 360 played Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D Rhode Island) quoting CNN's Jeffery Toobin during the hearings. After a few laughs Toobin pointed out the big surprise of the day was no mention of same sex marriage, a normal hot button issue.
Toobin hung around for discussion after Randi Kaye's report on the latest news in the Michael Jackson case. Discussion centered around if MJ's doctor will be charged and if so what level of charges could be brought against him. Also discussed was the rumored settlement being negotiated between Debbie Rowe and the Jackson family.
This was a blockbuster night for AC360. First AC's interview with the President then Dr. Sanjay Gupta's powerful report on slavery in Haiti. Sanjay reported that there are no specific child labor laws on Haiti and these types of child slaves, called Restaveks, are a Haitian way of life. Gupta also reported that whips are sold in markets with the express purpose of whipping, beating and punishing these children into submission. With all the US aid that goes to Haiti I cannot image why we have not tried to influence the country to rectify this practice sooner. For more information please go to Restavekfreedom.org.
Randi Kaye's 360 Bulletin:
-Security is tight around Christian sites in Iraq after a wave of church bombings
-President Obama has named a rural practice female doctor to be the next Surgeon General
-More talk about what the CIA/Cheney failed to tell Congress
-Four letter words actually make you feel better
-Three violent inmates have escaped from a maximum security Indiana prison
-A Southwest Airline jet emergency landed after a hole in the fuselage depressurized the cabin
-North Korea is denying a report that Kim Jong Il has pancreatic cancer
-Des Moines city council is being asked to lift the ban on all night dancing
The best 'The Shot' I've seen in ages. Got to love an animated, happy Michael Ware.
And another great moment that I couldn't resist clipping, the POTUS doing a little happy dance for his kids. Now if we could only convince him to give AC some dance lessons. ~Phebe











