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Posted Friday, May 11, 2007, at 11:23 AM ET

In the May 11 "Family," Emily Bazelon incorrectly stated that an article on parents praising their children appeared in April in New York magazine. The piece ran in February.

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In the May 9 "Jurisprudence," Phillip Carter slightly misstated the Army's rationale for regulating soldiers' writings as "operational security." The correct quote from the Army is "operations security."

Due to a copy-editing error in the May 7 "Press Box," the newspaper Rupert Murdoch bought and hired Harold Evans to edit was missidentified as the Sunday Times. It was the Times of London.

In a May 7 "Summary Judgment" item, Doree Shafrir misstated how far behind the horse Street Sense was in the 133^rd Kentucky Derby. He made up 10 lengths to win, not 19.

In the May 4 "Movies," Dana Stevens incorrectly stated that Waitress actor-director Adrienne Shelly died from a beating. She died as a result of a staged hanging.

In the May 1 "Letter From New York," Bryan Curtis misstated the publication date of Dan Burley's Original Handbook of Harlem Jive. It was 1944, not 1933.

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