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2000 Corrections

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In the Salon Politics article "Florida's flawed 'voter-cleansing' program," it was incorrectly stated that Florida's Secretary of State Katherine Harris hired a company, ChoicePoint, to create a voter "purge" list. The company was hired in 1998 before Harris was elected to her post. Also, Rick Rozar was incorrectly identified as a founder of ChoicePoint. Rozar was the president of a company, CDB Infotek, of which Choicepoint owned 70 percent, and which ChoicePoint eventually bought. Salon regrets the errors.
[Corrections made 12/19/00]

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In the Salon Politics article "Eliminating Fraud or Democrats?" it was incorrectly stated that the Voting Integrity Project sent in a team of investigators to Robert Dornan's election contest in 1996. Those investigators were actually sent by Dornan, not VIP. The story also said that Helen Blackwell was the founder of the group. She is actually the chairwoman of the board. Salon regrets the errors.
[Corrections made 12/11/00]

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In the Salon News article "Ground zero in the Colombian drug war," it was erroneously stated that there had been an apparent assassination attempt in Colombia on Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., and U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson. The information was based on an Associated Press wire report of a bomb found near their route and was added to the story by an editor. Colombian officials and the U.S. embassy have both emphatically stated that though a bomb was found in the region during the visit by U.S. officials, there was no assassination attempt. Salon regrets the error.
[Correction made 12/07/00]

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In the Salon Politics story "Who's in Bush's Cabinet?" the position of national security advisor was incorrectly listed as a Cabinet post, subject to confirmation by the Senate. It is not. National security advisor is a White House staff position and is appointed rather than nominated. Salon regrets the error.
[Correction made 12/06/00]

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On the Salon cover, an error by the headline writer caused the headline referring to the Salon Politics article "Another supervisor scrutinized" to briefly state that elections supervisor Sandy Goard allowed GOP operatives to alter ballots after they were cast. A similar error appeared in the text of the Salon Politics story "How manual recounts helped Bush." Salon regrets the errors.
[Corrections made 11/29/00]

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In the Salon Politics article "Ignore the undecided," a reference to the O.J. Simpson jury was incorrectly inserted during the editing process. Salon regrets the error.
[Correction made 10/20/00]

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The Salon Technology article about SDMI, published Oct. 19, has been corrected. RIAA spokesperson Matt Oppenheim was incorrectly quoted as saying a previous Salon story "is not factually inaccurate." The quote has been revised to "is not factually accurate." Salon regrets the error.
[Correction made 10/19/00]

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The Salon Business article about Urban Box Office, published September 7, has been edited and revised. The timeline of events has been clarified, and any ambiguity in the article's original conclusion about the current status of Urban Box Office has been removed. The headline has also been changed.
[Correction made 9/15/00]

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In a reference to the 1996 Senate race between challenger Jill Docking and Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, Jake Tapper's article Too Jewish erroneously stated that Brownback had run an ad stating that "Jill Sadowsky Docking isn't the Docking you think." That wording was incorrect. The ad actually said "Jill Docking, she's not the kind of Docking she pretends to be," while briefly showing a small snapshot of her birth certificate, on which her name reads "Jill Sadowsky." Salon regrets the error.
[Correction made 8/10/00]

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Ruth Shalit's "The Name Game" (November 30, 1999) contained several errors, which have now been corrected: 1) David Redhill, whose correct title is executive director, global communications for Landor Associates, was not associated with the creation of the name "Agilent." 2) In his discussion of the use of "random visual associations," Redhill was referring not to the creation of the name "Agilent" but to work done for another client. 3) The creation of that name involved up to 40 employees, not executives, worldwide. 4) Landor Associates did not create the name "Livent." 5) Amy Becker does not work directly with David Redhill. 6) Redhill did not put the author in touch with Darius Somary, whose correct title is research manager. 7) Landor does not employ a "Brand Alignment Process." Salon regrets the errors.
[Correction made 8/7/00]