President Obama: ‘I Have Not Made a Decision’ on Syria  —  President Barack Obama said he had not yet made his decision regarding a U.S. strike on Syria during an interview with Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.

Boehner, Cantor Turned Down Chance to Speak at March Anniversary (Updated)  —  Updated 5:23 p.m. |  Speaker John A. Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the House's two most senior Republicans, were invited to speak at the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington — but declined.

Obama's Affordable Care Act Looking a Bit Unaffordable  —  Independent National Journal analysis finds premiums higher under Obamacare as employers weigh dropping coverage.  —  Republicans have long blamed President Obama's signature health care initiative for increasing insurance costs, dubbing it the “Unaffordable Care Act.”

20,000 CURRENTLY ESTIMATED AT MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 100,000 WERE EXPECTED  —  While over 100,000 people were expected to show up at today's ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech, late estimates put the crowd numbers at 20,000.

Nation's only black Senator not invited to speak at March on Washington  —  About Francesca Chambers  —  Francesca is the Editor of Red Alert Politics - an online publication written by and for young conservatives.  Red Alert Politics is a product of Clarity Media Group …

Obama is talking America into a war  —  Barack Obama's foreign policy dream — cordial relations with a Middle East tranquilized by “smart diplomacy” — is in a death grapple with reality.  His rhetorical writhings illustrate the perils of loquacity.  He has a glutton's, rather than a gourmet's …

Antiwar Left Stays Quiet On Syria  —  With less money and fewer members, antiwar groups struggle to effectively protest the imminent war in Syria.  —  Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans at an Iraq War veterans march in 2008 in Denver.  —  Michael Francis McElroy/Zuma Press / MCT

HASAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FORT HOOD SHOOTING  —  (AP) Soldier sentenced to death for Fort Hood shooting  —  A military jury on Wednesday sentenced Maj. Nidal Hasan to death for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, handing the Army psychiatrist the ultimate punishment after a trial …

ObamaCare for Everything  —  First health, then finance and now higher ed gets a federal fix.  —  Thousands of American higher-education administrators will spend part of Labor Day weekend trying to plumb the meaning of the ideas President Obama dropped on them last week to “reform” the American college and university system.

Verizon and Vodafone Rekindle Talks on $100 Billion-Plus Deal  —  With Rising Interest Rates and New Competition, the Companies Move Beyond Stalemate  —  Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group PLC have rekindled talks about a buyout of the U.K. company's stake in their U.S. wireless joint venture …

State: Montco same-sex marriage licenses meaningless  —  The Corbett administration said its lawsuit seeking to halt same-sex marriage licenses in Montgomery County “would have no direct effect” on the couples who have already received them.  —  In a brief Wednesday, state attorneys …

Readers on Syria: Stay Out  —  A different red line President Obama could draw.  —  We'll get back to our ongoing American Futures journey later today.  [Please check out the latest installment, this morning from Rapid City, SD.]  —  I'll confess that in our stopover in DC …

Hate-crime hoaxes and “counter-Trayvonism.”  —  Four “hateful text messages” appeared on the phone of a 16-year-old black student who was running for Student Council president at St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City, N.J. “We have NEVER and will NEVER have an (n-word) to lead our school …