The end

Tuesday 6/3/08

Today was my last day of work, so I went to a meeting with the Senate Armed Services Committee in the morning and in the afternoon our bosses took us out to lunch.  It feels like it's been a long quarter because of all the stuff I've done, but at the same time it went by really fast.  I'll miss everyone here and all the exciting action of the big city, but I'm definitely ready to get back to California.

Defense Department may be wasting your tax dollars

Senator explains why DOD programs continue to fail (audio)

DOD has "failed the war fighter" (audio)

Monday 6/2/08

In the morning, John McCain spoke at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference and I got to go watch.  I have now officially seen all three major presidential candidates, plus Ron Paul.  Another intern came with me, so she wrote talking points and I edited audio clips.

McCain says "never again" to violence in Israel (audio)

McCain supports U.S. military aid to Israel (audio)

McCain: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps are terrorists (audio)

McCain blasts Obama's foreign policy plans (audio)

McCain: U.S.-Israel alliance is "forever" (audio)

In the afternoon, I went to a Senate Republican Conference about finding solutions to the U.S. foreign oil addiction and counteracting global warming.

Republicans work towards "clean energy independence"

Tuesday 5/27/08

It was a light week since Congress was not in session, so I only covered one event on Tuesday.  Wednesday I stayed home sick, and Thursday I was czar so I didn't cover any events.

U.S. needs fuel-efficient cars, not mass transportation

Light rail systems create as much pollution as SUVs (audio)