Exclusive: John McCain Will Attack Vladimir Putin in the Pages of Pravda  —  In a first-of-its kind arrangement, the editors of Russian newspaper Pravda have tentatively agreed to publish a column by Sen. John McCain that will attack the leadership of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

U.S., Russia reach agreement on seizure of Syrian chemical weapons arsenal  —  GENEVA — The United States and Russia agreed Saturday on an outline for the identification and seizure of Syrian chemical weapons and said Syria must turn over an accounting of its arsenal within a week.

Obamacare D-Day becomes a soft launch  —  For months all eyes have been on October 1 — the first day people can sign up for Obamacare.  —  But as that day approaches, many people working on the nuts and bolts of the health law are tamping down any expectations of a sign-up stampede.

Rand Paul Draws Fire From Pro-Israel Group For “Promised Land” Comments  —  A source at Christians United For Israel calls Paul's comment to BuzzFeed “slander.”  “He simply is asking all Christians to join him in reexamining our foreign policy and in working to make war a last resort,” a Paul adviser responds.

George Will's Libertarian Evolution: Q&A on Obama, Syria, & the Power of Choice  —  “I've lived in Washington now for 44 years, and that's a lot of folly to witness up close,” says Washington Post columnist George Will.  “Whatever confidence and optimism I felt towards the central government …

Vitter: Investigate Reid, Boxer  —  Sen. David Vitter - faced with a potential vote on a measure that would highlight his past prostitution scandal - is firing back at Democrats.  —  The Louisiana Republican is demanding a formal ethics investigation into Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …

How to Make School Better for Boys  —  Start by acknowledging that boys are languishing while girls are succeeding.  —  I recently appeared on MSNBC's The Cycle to discuss the new edition of my book The War Against Boys.  The four hosts were having none of it.  A war on boys?

‘We Made It’: Humanity Has Arrived at Interstellar Space  —  Voyager 1 has entered a region of space beyond our solar bubble, and it has sent back a little sound for us to listen to.  —  Thirty-six years ago, from the ground in Florida, Voyager 1 launched into space.

Wisconsin's Third Largest Teachers Union Decertified on August 31st  —  UPDATE:  —  [Kenosha, Wisc...] The Kenosha Education Association (KEA), the state's third largest teachers union, was officially decertified on August 31, 2013 according to the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission.

Liberals in Retreat  —  Three elections in the last week have challenged long-held liberal premises about how elections are fought and what the public wants.  It's worth examining those results in such widely separated places as Australia, Norway, and the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Behind Microsoft Deal, the Specter of a Nokia Android Phone  —  SEATTLE — Before Microsoft reached a deal to buy Nokia's phone business, there was a possibility that Nokia could have switched its smartphones to Google's Android operating system sometime after late 2014.

COLORADO FLOOD: DAMS BREAK IN LARIMER AND ADAMS COUNTIES; OVERFLOWING IN BOULDER  —  Record-shattering rainstorms across Colorado's Front Range led to flooding that blew out at least six dams Thursday, stranding a Larimer County family on the second floor of their home and breaching a federal stormwater holding pond northeast of Denver.