Corrections & clarifications

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Corrections posted January 12, 2009
The original version misspelled Leni Schwendinger's last name.
The original version misstated comments by Hamas official Musa Abu Marzook regarding the Palestinian Fatah Party.
Correction posted January 11, 2009
Lt. Col. Malalai Kakar was the highest-profile female police officer in Afghanistan, not the highest-ranking.
Correction posted January 9, 2009
The original story misstated the origin of the word "Navajo."
Correction posted January 8, 2009
The original version misspelled the name of Karim Batir with the International Institute of Strategic Relations in Paris.
Correction posted January 7, 2009
Mirek Topolanek is not a member of the Social Democratic Party. He's a member of the ODS.
Correction posted January 6, 2009
The original paragraph misstated the area covered by the spill.
Correction posted January 5, 2009
The original version mischaracterized the trade relationship between the United Arab Emirates and Iran.
Correction posted January 5, 2009
The original answer misstated the FDIC's policy on accrued interest.
Correction posted January 5, 2009
The captions for the vertical and horizontal captions were inadvertently reversed in the original version.
Correction posted December 30, 2008
The original version misspelled the name of Randy Capps, a demographer at the Migration Policy Institute in Washington.
Correction posted December 29, 2008
The original version misidentified the school sponsoring the program.
Correction posted December 29, 2008
The original story misspelled Dickson Despommier's first name.
Correction posted December 26, 2008
Due to an editing error, the original version mischaracterized the nature of the threats.
Correction posted December 21, 2008
The original version incorrectly added words to a quote by Ana Uzelac.
Correction posted December 17, 2008
The original version misidentified Ms. York's employer, Advertising Age.
Corrections posted December 15, 2008
The original version of one of the photo captions incorrectly credited a second creator as well.
The original version had the wrong inception date for The Compact, a program the couple is mimicking.
Corrections posted December 7, 2008
The original version misspelled the author's name.
The original version misstated the affiliation of Robin Wilson, an expert on conscience clauses at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va.
Correction posted December 5, 2008
The original text miscast Honda's actual statements to workers.
Correction posted December 4, 2008
The original version called the oil company BP by its old name.
Correction posted December 3, 2008
The original version of a photo caption misidentified the audience members.
The original version incorrectly implied that Green himself leaked documents.
Corrections posted December 2, 2008
The original version misspelled a comedian's name and misidentified a comedy club's venue.
The original version misidentified Mary Knox Merrill's title, and had an incorrect headline.
Correction posted November 21, 2008
The original version of this story incorrectly labeled Hajji Hammadi as the regional Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) leader, rather than a regional leader in Iraq.
Correction posted November 7, 2008
The name of the author, Greg Mortenson, was misspelled in the original version.
Correction posted October 20, 2008
The original version stated that FSLN toppled the prior regime.
Corrections posted October 6, 2008
The original version misstated the name of the Egyptian foreign minister.
The original version mischaracterized a class on child development.
Correction posted September 26, 2008
The original version misspelled the name of the Futron Corporation.
Correction posted September 24, 2008
The headline to the original version gave the wrong day for the carbon auction.
Correction posted September 23, 2008
The original version overstated the amount of money Rolf Disch earns by selling his surplus electricity.
Correction posted September 19, 2008
In the original version, the photo of the man on the scooter was incorrectly credited. It was shot by Crack Palinggi and was purchased from NEWSCOM.
Correction posted September 18, 2008
The original version of this story contained inaccurate information. Many homeowners with properties that have existing mortgage balances are eligible to receive reverse mortgages. The headline has been altered to reflect the changes made.
Correction posted September 17, 2008
The original version misstated the cost to NB Power of refurbishing its nuclear plant.
Corrections posted September 16, 2008
The original version included an inaccurate photo caption.
The original photo caption for this story should have noted that the file photo was taken before California passed a law making it illegal for a 16-year-old driver to transport passengers under age 20 without the accompaniment of a licensed driver who is 25 or older.
Correction posted September 10, 2008
The original version misrepresented the sale of a state-owned luxury jet.
Correction posted September 9, 2008
The original version made an incorrect statement about Ritchie Capital.
Correction posted September 5, 2008
The original version of this story incorrectly stated that summertime temperatures around Ellesmere Island had increased 5 degrees C. That number is represents the increase in wintertime temperatures.
Correction posted September 4, 2008
The original version of this story misspelled the name of John Ging.
Correction posted September 2, 2008
The original version misstated which fighter group 1st Lt. William R. Perkins belonged to and what type of plane he flew.
Clarification posted August 25, 2008
The original version misstated Peter Hakim�s view on US drug policy.
Correction posted August 20, 2008
The original version did not specify when Mrs. McCain had not met Mother Teresa.
Correction posted August 20, 2008
The original version misstated the writers' political affiliations.
Correction posted August 14, 2008
The original version misspelled Alaine Ginocchio's name.
Correction posted August 6, 2008
The original version misspelled Meera Jamal's name.
Corrections posted August 4, 2008
The original version misidentified the production company behind the 1981 Brideshead Revisited miniseries.
The original version misidentified the Tampa highway intersection where a large Confederate battle flag is displayed.
Correction posted August 1, 2008
The original version misspelled Gerry Gaes's name.
Correction posted July 31, 2008
The original version of a photo caption misidentified the location of a California water treatment facility.
Correction posted July 17, 2008
The original version misstated the name of Mr. Marston's party.
Correction posted July 15, 2008
The original version misspelled Mari-Claudia Jimenez's name and incorrectly listed her affiliation.
Correction posted July 10, 2008
The original version did not adequately reflect Tom Perriello �s stand on gay marriage.
Correction posted July 7, 2008
The original version misstated the type of elections scheduled for October. They are provincial elections. The original version also misstated the location of a meeting between Hadi al-Ameri and Moqtada al-Sadr. The two met in Iran.
Correction posted July 1, 2008
The original version did not clearly list all methods depositors can use to support ShoreBank's rescue program.
Correction posted June 29, 2008
The original version misstated the amount of time Brigitte Foster-Hylton cut off her time in the 100-meter hurdles.
Correction posted June 27, 2008
The original version cited the wrong number of Korean networks.
Corrections posted June 25, 2008
A slideshow in the original version may have implied that two photos taken in Nepal were from Tibet.
Corrections posted June 23, 2008
The original article misstated the identity of an Iraqi man who appeared on a US military wanted poster.
The original version did not give the full picture of how existing and new US laws apply to Iraqi translators working for the US military and government.
Corrections posted June 22, 2008
The original version misstated one of the towns referenced.
The original version miscalculated the conversion rate of pesos to dollars and failed to state the term of a salary.
Correction posted June 17, 2008
The original version misquoted Science and Health.
Correction posted June 16, 2008
The original omitted a valve stem manufacturer's response to a customer's call for a safety advisory.
Corrections posted June 11, 2008
The original story was accompanied by a different main photo. Another image was substituted to better represent the theme of the story. The original caption with the secondary photo was recast so as not to single out any fisherman in particular.
The original story omitted Paul Parker's first name and attribution. He is the executive director of the Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association. The story also carried a headline and subhead that did not adequately characterize the story's content. A photo caption in the original was rewritten to clarify the fact that Jan Margeson owns two fishing boats. The video accompanying this story originally misstated the number of days allowed to fish for cod. Additionally, a previous version of this correction misspelled Jan Margeson's name.
Correction posted June 4, 2008
The original version misspelled the name of the town Juyuan.
Corrections posted May 23, 2008
The original subhead mis-characterized the constituents of Willets Point. Also, the original version misstated the number of housing units the city plans to build.
Corrections posted May 15, 2008
The original version relied on a report that has been corrected. The new report says the bombing was of a village market and occurred earlier than 4 p.m.
The original version used the wrong name in a second reference to China's premier.
Clarification posted May 14, 2008
The original version gave an unclear description of SAFE's position on how to address rising oil prices.
Correction posted May 14, 2008
The translation of a quote in the original version included a grammatical error.
Correction posted May 8, 2008
The original version mischaracterized New York's Eldridge Street Synagogue.
Correction posted April 29, 2008
The original version misspelled the name of the book's author.
Corrections posted April 15, 2008
The original version misspelled Stellamaris Mulaeh's last name.
The original version misidentified the relative of J.P. Wammack who was about to be born.
The original version misidentified the author of "Oil," a novel by Upton Sinclair.
Correction posted April 13, 2008
The original version's subhead misstated the number of children in custody.
Correction posted April 10, 2008
The original version misstated the album that included the song "Daysleeper."
Corrections posted April 4, 2008
The original photo credit was incorrect.
The original version mischaracterized "Norman's Ark" as an opera.
Correction posted April 1, 2008
The original version misstated Mr. Falcier's connection with the cogeneration installation and misstated the cost per megawatt.
Correction posted March 26, 2008
The original version misidentified the flag Reporters Sans Fronti�res unfurled and mischaracterized the journalistic community's reaction to the act.
Corrections posted March 23, 2008
The original version omittted a word, changing the meaning of a sentence.
Corrections posted March 19, 2008
The original version misstated which titles Miller won.
The original version misidentified when Sonya Hartnett's first book was written.
The original version misidentified the Aran islands.
The original version misidentified Arizona State University.
Corrections posted March 13, 2008
The original version referred to an incorrect sequence of events and misspelled Col. Richard Forster's name.
Corrections posted March 11, 2008
The original version misidentified a type of salmon and the White Boot Brigade.
The original version identified Nim as a monkey instead of a chimp. (Chimps are apes, not monkeys.)
Corrections posted March 10, 2008
The original version misspelled Eliot Pattison's name.
The original version misstated the home�s monthly expenses.
Corrections posted March 04, 2008
The original version mischaracterized the vote tally.
The original version confused India's rural and urban populations, and misstated the number of Indians living on less than $1 a day.
Correction posted February 28, 2008
The original version misquoted Chairman Klein's letter.
Correction posted February 20, 2008
The original version misspelled Elaine Kamarck's name
Clarification posted February 15, 2008
The original quotation did not adequately state the Nuclear Energy Institute's position.
Correction posted February 13, 2008
The original version of the story misstated the name of the program Patrick Ball heads at Benetech.
Correction posted February 12, 2008
The original version misstated Wolfgang Wagner's relation to Richard Wagner.
Corrections posted February 6, 2008
The original version incorrectly stated that Dr. Herb Hauser worked with architects designing new buildings for the World Trade Center site in New York. He didn't.
The original version mischaracterized comments Ory Okolloh made to the BBC in 2005. Ms. Okolloh had been discussing Kenyan bloggers, rather than the recently launched map at ushahidi.com.
Correction posted February 5, 2008
The original version overstated the number of segregated schools in North Carolina's Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District.
Correction posted February 1, 2008
The original photo caption misstated the amount of the Fed's rate cut.
Correction posted January 22, 2008
The original version misspelled the name of the book's author.
Corrections posted January 15, 2008
The original version misspelled the name of the book's author.
The original version misspelled the writer's name.
The original version misspelled the name of the book's author.
Corrections posted January 7, 2008
The original version misstated the name of Reporters Without Borders.
The original version mischaracterized the location of the Camilo Cienfuegos oil refinery.
Corrections posted January 6, 2008
The original version mistakenly called The Sharper Your Knife, The Less You Cry a novel. It is a work of nonfiction.
A photo caption in the original version misspelled Shane Spears' name.
The original version incorrectly called the school Georgia Tech University.
Correction posted January 2, 2008
The original version mistakenly identified running back Paul Hornung as a quarterback.
Corrections posted December 26, 2007
The original version misattributed a quote about the king's chief adviser.
Correction posted December 20, 2007
The original version included details about detainee uniforms that were incorrect. The original story also cited the wrong number of detainees being released each week by the US military.
Correction posted December 19, 2007
The original version misspelled Huh Chan Guk's name.
Corrections posted December 17, 2007
The original version misidentified the war for which the spending package provides emergency funding.
The original version misidentified the at-risk youths' nationality.
Correction posted December 04, 2007
The original version mischaracterized Huckabee's stance on taxes. He supports the abolition of income tax and the establishment of a flat sales tax.
Correction posted November 29, 2007
The original version stated that this was the first time US military chaplains have been used to mentor foreign military clergy. In fact, the US military chaplaincy has mentored and assisted chaplains of other nations throughout its history. This is, however, the first effort by US military chaplains to establish a chaplaincy in an Islamic republic as part of a wider, nation-building effort.
Correction posted November 28, 2007
The original version misidentified Forrester analyst Chris Mines.
Correction posted November 25, 2007
The original version incorrectly spelled the firm's name.
Correction posted November 21, 2007
The original version had an incorrect date for when the leak was made public.
Correction posted November 21, 2007
The original version cited an incorrect occupation for a trainer and specialty for a gym, as well as an incorrect description of a stunt and an incorrect release date of a video.
Correction posted November 20, 2007
The original version misstated the exchange rate between dollars and yuan.
Correction posted November 20, 2007
The original version misstated the status of Lagos.
Correction posted November 18, 2007
The original version cited an incorrect figure for the total number of homeless veterans during 2006.
Correction posted November 18, 2007
The original version misstated the location of the diner Clinton visited in Iowa.
Correction posted November 8, 2007
The original version misquoted the price of the roof repair.
Correction posted November 6, 2007
The original version misidentified a Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis economist.
Correction posted November 4, 2007
The original version incorrectly stated the status of the West Bank.
Correction posted October 31, 2007
The original version failed to specify who in Jena drew the connection between the nooses' appearance and the student question about sitting under the tree, and misstated the disciplinary action taken against the white students who hung the nooses.
Correction posted October 29, 2007
The original headline and subhead incorrectly stated that Republican Fred Thompson alone among the '08 candidates was tackling the issue.
Correction posted October 29, 2007
Screenwriter Kelly Masterson was incorrectly identified in the original version as a woman. We apologize to Mr. Masterson for our error.
Correction posted October 29, 2007
The original version implied that Imus's return had been finalized, when actually the details were still being worked out.
Correction posted October 29, 2007
The original version of this paragraph did not give the correct name for Imus's former employer. Also, it implied that his return to the airwaves had been finalized.
Correction posted October 25, 2007
The original photo caption misspelled Peggy Whitson's name.


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