Tuesday, June 12, 2007

· Headlines on a June 11 Washington Business article incorrectly described the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center as being across the Potomac River from the District. The hotel is being built in Prince George's County, on the same side of the river as the city.

· Andrew Ferguson's June 10 Outlook article, "What Al Wishes Abe Said," said that former vice president Al Gore's book "The Assault on Reason" does not contain footnotes. The book contains 20 pages of endnotes.

· The Dr. Gridlock column in the June 10 Metro section incorrectly said that work on the Douglass Bridge will close East Capitol Street over the Anacostia River next month. The work will close South Capitol Street over the river.

· In early editions of the June 10 Style section, one of the Life Is Short items had incorrect first names for two people. The writer's name is Soren Johnson, and his daughter's friend is named Sanai.

· A June 9 A-section article on the hiring of new White House lawyers mischaracterized the status of congressional subpoenas seeking testimony from several White House officials. House and Senate committees have authorized the subpoenas but have not formally issued them. The article also incorrectly said that Richard W. Painter, the White House's chief ethics lawyer, will leave that job next month and rejoin the faculty of the University of Illinois College of Law. Painter will teach at the University of Minnesota Law School.

· A June 9 A-section article on U.N. aid to North Korea incorrectly described how a payment to the North Korean financial institution Zang Lok was discovered. An investigation by the U.N. Development Program, not a U.N. audit, revealed the payment.