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Published: November 30, 2005

A front-page article on Monday about political and military pressures on President Bush regarding Iraq misstated the position of Senator Carl Levin, the ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee. While Senator Levin did say that an open-ended American military commitment takes the pressure off Iraqis to make political compromises, he has not endorsed the call by some in Congress to set a specific deadline for withdrawing American forces. (Go to Article)

For the Record

A headline yesterday about the comments of Saddam Hussein overheard during recesses at his war-crimes trial in Baghdad misstated Mr. Hussein's status in Iraq's criminal justice system. While he is an incarcerated defendant, he is not a convict. (Go to Article)

Because of an editing error, a report in the World Briefing column on Saturday about Indonesia's move to bar Sidney Jones, an American expert on terrorism in that nation, from entering the country referred incorrectly in some editions to her stance on the government's antiterrorism efforts. Ms. Jones recently commended the government for its efforts; she has not been a frequent critic of them. (Go to Article)

Because of an editing error, a sports picture caption on Saturday about Duke's 70-67 victory over Memphis for the championship of the preseason National Invitation Tournament misidentified the Duke player taking a shot in some copies. He was Shelden Williams, not J. J. Redick. (Go to Article)

A picture caption on Nov. 19 with an obituary of Red Sarachek, the longtime Yeshiva University basketball coach, misidentified a member of the Workmen's Circle team shown with him and Red Holzman in 1941. The player at the far right was Monroe Edelstein (then known as Chili Edelstein), not Norm Drucker. (Go to Article)

The Books of The Times review on Nov. 21, about "The Google Story," by David A. Vise and Mark Malseed, referred imprecisely to subjects Google has declared off-limits. While Google says it prohibits advertisements for brass knuckles, drug-cleansing shakes and miracle cures, information about them can be found in Google searches. (Go to Article)

A report in the "Arts, Briefly" column on Nov. 12 about "Aberlady Links," a tune composed by Robert Louis Stevenson, referred incorrectly to the rarity of his music. He composed more than a dozen pieces; "Aberlady Links" is not his only musical work. (Go to Article)

An obituary yesterday about Constance Cummings, a stage and screen actress, misspelled the surname of the co-star of the film "The Devil to Pay!" (1930), in which she was replaced by Loretta Young. He was Ronald Colman, not Coleman. (Go to Article)

Editorials/Op-Ed

The New York Lost and Found on Saturday misspelled the name of a bakery in Brighton Beach. It was Ebinger's, not Eppinger's. (Go to Article)

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