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Updated Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, at 7:17 AM ET

In the Oct. 16 "How They Do It," Alexandra Starr misspelled the name Jimmy Rabbitte, a character from the novel The Commitments.

In an Oct. 15 "Trailhead" post, Abby Callard wrote that Barack Obama said in Pennsylvania that some Americans "cling to their guns and religion." Obama was speaking at an event in San Francisco.

In the Oct. 10 "Politics," David S. Tanenhaus misspelled the name Al Santoli.

In the Oct. 8 "Swingers," Jacob Leibenluft incorrectly stated that John Kerry won a South Omaha, Neb., precinct in 2004 by five votes. George W. Bush won the precinct by five votes.

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