Regret the Error

An early version of this story said that Barack Obama is an American citizen because his mother was an American citizen. Obama is an American citizen because he was born on American soil. Link

This story mistakenly said that California spends as much money on corrections as its entire education system. The story should have said that the state spends as much money on corrections as it does on its higher education system. Link

We said former New Jersey Gov. William Cahill was “convicted of a crime.” Although Cahill’s campaign manager, his appointed state treasurer and his appointed secretary of state were convicted of corruption charges, Cahill was never charged, let alone convicted, of any crimes. Link

We incorrectly referred to “former Sen. Chuck Hagel.” Hagel is still in the Senate. Link

In the story, we described William Ayers as “a member of the radical Weather Underground responsible for deadly bombings in the 1960s.” In fact, no one was killed or injured in any of the bombings that the group claimed responsibility for, and most of their activities, including bombings, were conducted in the 1970s. Link

The audio version of this story described the City Hall in Elgin, Ore., as “makeshift” and “portable.” It is actually a permanent building constructed to house city offices. Link

The story says that “nearly all workers” pay into an unemployment fund. In fact, unemployment insurance is funded by employers. Link

The introduction to this story says the 2001 anthrax attacks “shut down the U.S. postal system.” Some post offices were closed by the attacks, but mail continued to be delivered. Link

In some broadcasts, we said Solzhenitsyn “couldn’t publish any more at home” after his book One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich came out. In fact, he did subsequently publish a few short works in the U.S.S.R. Link