I covered a couple interesting stories so far this week. The first was the resignation of Alberto Gonzales. The room at the Department of Justice was packed with reporters. He spoke for just over a minute and a half before bolting out of the room. Everyone stood around in confusion for a few minutes, waiting for him to come back to answer questions. But he never did. I barely had time to grab my shots before he was gone.

Today I covered the independence of Biafra, a small region of Nigeria. The press conference was scheduled to start at 9:00. On the way to the National Press Club, I realized that I had forgotten to bring a tape. I rushed to find a nearby CVS. Luckily there was one a block down from the Press Club. When I arrived for the conference, I was the first one there. An official of the new country of Biafra introduced me to the members of the government, including the President. I had plenty of time to set up my equipment and speak with the officials, before other people arrived. The President gave a passionate and rousing speech about the mistreatment of his people by the Nigerian government and outlined his plan for the country. Biafra has been under Nigerian control since they lost the country's civil war. For the past 30 years, the Nigerian government has looted oil from Biafra and waged a brutal campaign against its citizens. Hopefully now this will begin to change. However, few took notice of the Provisional Government of Biafra's announcement of independence. I hope that this story will begin to change that.

Here is a photo of me at the office.

Emily, Matt, Neetha and I signed a lease for our new house! It is located on 3rd St. NE in a transitional neighborhood. For many years DC has been completely segregated between white and black. Now the eastern sections of the city are beginning to be gentrified. Our house is in one such area. We have the entire row house to ourselves; it is three stories including the basement. There is a ton of space and even room to park four cars in the back. Our lease starts today, so I can't wait to move in. Emily and I are close enough to work that we could walk.

Check out what I found on the AP feed.