The original version of this article contained several factual errors. Sen. Maria Cantwell’s title at RealNetworks was misstated; she was a senior vice president. The maximum value of her current credit card debt is $50,000, not $150,000. Her assets last year were at least, not almost, $1.1 million. The minimum net worth she reported during [...]
The Oct. 20 edition of Heard on the Hill incorrectly stated that former cable talk-show host Alan Colmes grabbed drinks at Westend Bistro on Friday night. Colmes was not at the bar. Link Report an error
The July 7 article "GOP Has Big Manua to Climb in Hawaii" mentioned Honolulu City Councilman Duke Bainum as a possible Democratic candidate for Hawaii’s 1st district seat. Bainum died in June. Report an error
The Sept. 11 article “Craig’s Lawyer Argues Before Appeals Court” incorrectly stated that Sen. Larry Craig tried to enter a guilty plea after Roll Call broke the story of his arrest in 2007. Craig tried to change his plea to not guilty. Report an error
The May 27 article “Schaffer May Testify at Sentencing” incorrectly stated that Bill Orr, accused of misusing funds from a 2002 earmark, had been found guilty at the time of publication. His trial had not yet concluded. Orr has since been convicted of 24 of 28 counts in the case. Report an error
The May 19 article “Campaign Work Pays Off for Aides” incorrectly reported that David Wade, communications director for Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), had paid back money to the campaign after being “alerted by Roll Call” to the possibility that he earned more outside income than he was allowed. In fact, Wade had been alerted to [...]
Our obsessive cataloging of corrections occasionally enables us to spot a pattern. Whether it’s the failure of newspapers to identify someone they initially misidentified in a photo, or the inability of newspapers to accurately report on, well, newspapers, we sometimes feel as though we’re listening to a broken record. Such was the case when we [...]
