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March 9, 2010 - 12:00 am

■ An article in Saturday's Review-Journal about retired teacher and Army veteran Ron Taylor gave the wrong year for the Swift Boat commercial against past Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry. The political ad ran in 2004.

■ The office that Libertarian candidate Arthur Forest Lampitt Jr. is seeking was incorrect in Saturday's Review-Journal. He has filed to run for governor.

■ A story in Sunday's Review-Journal incorrectly stated the size of Nevada's recent budget shortfall. The budget gap was $887 million.

■ A story in Sunday's Business section misidentified Bruce Hendricks. He is chief executive officer of Bank of Nevada.

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