Daily Briefing: Keep On Working

•White House is willing to open the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if needed in aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. [ WSJ , WP ]

• Bush, in attempt to change topic from Iraq, again calls for overhaul of Social Security and says "there is more we can do" about border security.Bushon Social Security: "I'm going to keep working this issue."[ NYT , WP , USAT ]

• Robertsargued for a permanent ban of racial quotas in the workplace and against school busing designed to integrate students. [ WP ]

• Robertsadvised theReaganadministration not to expand policing powers to government agencies such as the Interior and Agriculture Departments; called "a classic conservative articulation of the individual's right to be protected from state power." [ NYT ]

• Leahygives heads-up toRoberts: expect questions about the "Bybee memo" that defines the legality of torture. [ NYT , LAT ]

•White House official says Republicans have lost their advantage on education; No Child Left Behind is increasingly unpopular among both parties. [ WSJ , LAT ]

• Abramoffpleads not guilty to conspiracy and wire fraud charges. [ WP ]

•Global weapons sales reach five-year high, with the United States in the lead. [ NYT ]

•Top Air Force general says Iraq will need their support for the long-haul. [ NYT ]

• Gonzalesprefers House version of revised Patriot Act. [ WP ]

• Jesse Helmsequates abortion to the Holocaust and 9/11 in his new book. [ WP ]