Daily Briefing: Welcome to Crawford

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

•Two aides close toRovetestified last Friday in the leak investigation;Fitzgeraldseems to be "wrapping up the loose ends." [ NYT ]

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

• Busharrives 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 ]

• Hillaryseeks 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 theClintonadministration." [ WP ]

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

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

• Bushsigns CAFTA into law. [ WT ]

• DeLaywill participate in a Christian telecast to urge conservatives to supportRobertsand transform the courts. [ NYT ]

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