• 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]

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We were suspicious when we began hearing that President Bush flipped off the press yesterday in a visit to the Hill. The only clip available was from “The Tonight Show,” and despite Leno’s assertion that they hadn’t “doctored” the tape, we have trouble trusting anyone with chin implants. Then we saw the original feed. And, whaddya know? About 25 seconds in, Bush’s arm pops out of the security scrum like it’s on a spring… a spring with the official American sign for “fuck you” on top. Is there such a thing as physical Tourette’s? MORE »