“An illustration Sunday with a story about the McClellan-Kerr waterway incorrectly showed the angles of the gates when closed and the position of the lower gate when open.”<\/p>\n
“A story in Monday’s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette<\/i> incorrectly called President Bush a Republic when he actually is 1\/298 millionth of a Republic.”<\/p>\n
“A photo caption in Tuesday editions incorrectly indicated down is up.” -30-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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