Short Takes

President Obama met with Middle East leaders on the eve of peace talks.

Day of Discovery -- Police killed the man who held hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters in Maryland.

The number of undocumented immigrants has fallen in the U.S. Gee, I wonder why.

August was not a great month for car sales.

Sore loser -- Jeff Greene is suing some newspapers in Florida over campaign coverage.

He's back -- Former Ohio congressman and convicted felon James Traficant has qualified for the ballot.

Tropical Update: Hurricane Earl is now a Cat 4 and looks like it might just miss the coast but watch out, Cape Cod. TS Fiona is staying away; the one to watch, though, is Gaston.

The Tigers lost in ten to the Twins.