Gary Tuchman | BIO
AC360° Correspondent
 
Ever since I began reporting from Ground Zero on September 11th, 2001, I have never wavered in my conviction that the merry band of Al Qaeda terrorists are among the most cowardly human beings on earth.

Compiled by Gabriel Falcon
AC360 Writer

Welcome to the 360 Crime Blotter.

Some of the best crime writing comes from cops on the beat. But it’s not fiction. It’s fact, put down on paper in incident reports. We’re going to bring you their first-hand accounts. Taken from police department web sites, the official submissions run the gamut from mundane misdemeanors to the most serious of felonies. They all show what police officers across the country face 365 days a year. So let’s get started:

Jack Gray
AC360 Associate Producer

All of this talk about bailing out the domestic auto industry has made me a little nostalgic for the days when I used to go car shopping with my “be American, buy American” grandfather. We call him “Bumpy.” Which, apparently in Massachusetts, is a nickname for a grandfather. As opposed to Manhattan, where it’s a nickname for a drag queen.

Mitt Romney
Former Governor of Masachusetts

IF General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday, you can kiss the American automotive industry goodbye. It won’t go overnight, but its demise will be virtually guaranteed.

Penny Manis
AC360 Senior Producer

There are reports that fmr Prez Bill Clinton has agreed to release information related to any future business or charitable activities on his end, apparently to give wife Hilllary a better shot at becoming Secretary of State.

Jill Dougherty
CNN U.S. Affairs Editor
 
What does the Russian leadership really think about Barack Obama? At the start of a day-long conference in Washington, D.C. on Russia-U.S. relations I pull aside a friend, a Moscow political analyst. Some Russians are intrigued by Obama, he tells me, surprised by his win, but ultimately they think Obama’s policy on Russia won’t be that different from George W. Bush’s.

Tim Lister
CNN Executive Editor
 
Why all this fuss about ‘redistribution?’ In the waning days of the election campaign, Senator McCain combined the word with socialism to condemn [now] President-elect Obama’s tax policies. It was always a crowd-pleaser with the faithful. The line of attack sprang from Obama’s legendary encounter with Joe the Plumber, when he said: “I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.”

Cate Vojdik
AC360° Writer
 
In the battle to ban same-sex marriages in California, Mormons were a driving force even though they make up just 2 percent of the state’s population. How much money did Mormons spend to pass Proposition 8? Tomorrow Gary Tuchman reports.

• al Qaeda: Kinship with the Klan?
• Russia and Obama
• Maybe you want “redistribution” after all?
• Obama’s Attorney General

Raw Politics Video:
Secretary Clinton?
Awkward news conference
Obama considers car czar

• Top GOP call on Stevens to resign
• For man shot in back, Justice too late in New Orleans
• What that box on your tax return is really for

• Crime Blotter: Last dance; Serial killer?
• My Execution: Seen through the Killer’s Eyes
• Crime Blotter:Strong arm bandit; Vice arrests

• If by warm memories you mean swearing and pipe-smoking
• On the Radar: Wednesday
• How to catch a serial arsonist

• Erica’s News Note: Friday Roundup
• Erica’s News Note: State of the Union
• Michelle Obama: America’s Next First Lady

• What a Long, Strange Week It’s Been
• Caught in the Crowd
• It’s over

• Morning Buzz: Pirates attack, terrorists talk
• Evening Buzz: Obama’s History-Making Choice