"The White House rolled out a plan this weekend to contain political damage from the administration's response to Hurricane Katrina," reports the New York Times.

An "angry op-ed" in the Dallas Morning News claimed the city's school system was "limiting the future and opportunities for our children" by not enacting policies mandated under the federal No Child Left Behind law more quickly.

"It's not all that unusual for Arab countries to enlist U.S. PR firms to help with any image problems that they might be experiencing in the United States," said PR Week's Washington DC bureau chief. "These countries need the assistance of people on the ground ... who are familiar with the best tactics for earning beneficial media coverage for controversial clients." And several Arab governments have increased PR efforts since September 11, 2001.