• Roberts responds to questions from lawmakers with 83 pages of documents, including essay about "modesty and humility"; turns out he met with Gonzales three months before O'Connor's resignation. [WP, NYT, LAT, WT, USAT]

• Two aides close to Rove testified last Friday in the leak investigation; Fitzgerald seems to be "wrapping up the loose ends." [NYT]

• Bush endorses teaching of intelligent design and evolution in public schools: "I felt like both sides ought to be properly taught." [WP, NYT]

• Bush arrives in Crawford for longest presidential vacation in 36 years: "I'll be doing a lot of work. On the other hand, I'll also be kind of making sure my Texas roots run deep." [WP]

• GOP holds congressional seat in Ohio after tight race. [NYT]

• 21 Marines killed in Iraq over the last 3 days; total death toll exceeds 1,800. [CNN]

• Hillary seeks to mold party agenda through influence at the DLC. Strategist: "I think it's going to be very hard for her to get out of the comfort zone of the Clinton administration." [WP]

• Chinese company Cnooc withdraws offer for Unocal. [WP, LAT]

• Evangelical leaders set their sights on political influence and local elections. [USAT]

• Bush signs CAFTA into law. [WT]

• DeLay will participate in a Christian telecast to urge conservatives to support Roberts and transform the courts. [NYT]

• ACT and the Media Fund reduce operations to research. [WP]