Corrections

Updated: Saturday, October 31 2009 - 10:12 pm

• A story in Monday's Bee on page B1 and a news quiz on page A12 of Saturday's Bee incorrectly identified the material of containers that may have clogged drains on Interstate 5 in downtown Sacramento during a recent storm. The material is polystyrene.

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Published: Saturday, October 31 2009 - 12:00 am

• A McClatchy Newspapers story on Page A10 Thursday about wrangling in the Iraqi parliament quoted Massoud Barzani, the president of the Kurdistan region, as demanding that Kirkuk be incorporated into his semiautonomous region. Barzani on Friday disputed the translation by his own interpreter, saying he demanded only that Kirkuk should be "treated like other provinces."

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Published: Friday, October 30 2009 - 12:00 am

• A list of 10 key upcoming high school football games on Page C2 Monday included an incorrect day and time for one game. Mira Loma will play Casa Roble at El Camino High School on Saturday at 1 p.m.

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Published: Wednesday, October 28 2009 - 12:00 am

• A story on Page D1 Sunday said Attorney General Jerry Brown kept donations from placement agent firm Wetherly Capital and relatives of Darius Anderson, majority owner of placement agent firm Gold Bridge Capital. The Brown campaign has returned the donations.

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Published: Saturday, October 24 2009 - 12:00 am

• The headline on a story on Page B1 Tuesday about a UC Davis research project on autism was misleading. The study found no real difference in blood mercury levels of children with and without autism. But the study did not explore the children's mercury exposure earlier in life, nor address the question of whether mercury causes autism.

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Published: Friday, October 23 2009 - 12:00 am

• A story on the Michelin guide on Page D5 Wednesday incorrectly named the Thomas Keller restaurant that received three stars. It is Per Se in New York City.

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Published: Wednesday, October 21 2009 - 12:00 am

• The Hometown Report on Page C1 on Oct. 13 incorrectly reported that Mark Sanchez of USC was in the "Green Room" at the NFL Draft headquarters in New York. Sanchez was in Southern California during the draft.

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Published: Saturday, October 17 2009 - 12:00 am

• In a story on Page A9 Thursday, the Associated Press was mistaken in saying that New York terror suspect Najibullah Zazi is known to have had indirect contacts with the top al-Qaida official in Afghanistan. No such contacts are known, officials told the AP on Friday.

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