Economic proposals: An article in Tuesday's Section A about President Obama proposing measures to bolster the economy quoted the president as saying Republicans "talk about me like I'm a dog." In fact, Obama referred to "powerful interests," not Republicans, and said they "talk about me like a dog."

Box office: An article in Monday's Calendar section about Labor Day weekend box-office results and "The American" stated that Focus Features paid $20 million for distribution rights for that film. In fact, Focus spent $20 million to make "The American."

Judith Ivey: An article in Sunday's Calendar section about actress Judith Ivey's taking on the role of Amanda Wingfield in "The Glass Menagerie" said that she'd appeared in Neil Dunn's play "Steaming." The playwright's first name is Nell.

Westlake shooting: An article in Monday's LATExtra section about a fatal police shooting in Westlake misspelled the last name of LAPD Cmdr. Blake Chow as Chou.

Mosque hate crime: An article in Sunday's Section A about a hate crime at a Madera, Calif., mosque omitted the attribution for a quote. It was Marciela Garcia, the receptionist for Dr. Muhammad Anwar, who said: "I've seen these Muslim doctors help people who have no money, no health insurance; start free clinics; run food drives. Dr. Anwar is my boss, my friend and a caring person. I feel like I would lay down my life for him. But what do you say and who do you say it to?"

"Inception" rating: An article about summer box office in Saturday's A section said the movie "Inception" was rated R. The film received a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Assn. of America.

Ventura County slayings: An article in Saturday's LATExtra section about the killings of Ventura County couple Brock and Davina Husted gave the wrong first name for the man charged with murdering them. He is Joshua Packer, not Jonathan.

"Fashioning Fashion": An article in the Aug. 29 Image section about the upcoming "Fashioning Fashion" exhibition at the Lynda and Stewart Exhibition Pavilion misspelled the last name of donors Michael and Ellen Michelson as Michaelson.

Jerry Brown: An article in Friday's LATExtra section about gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown's campaign events referred to him as California's last two-term governor. Brown was the last Democrat to serve two full terms. Republicans George Deukmejian and Pete Wilson served two full terms after Brown.

Tea Party Express: An article in Thursday's Section A on the role of the Tea Party Express in the defeat of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's Republican primary and its activities in other races misstated the name of the firm of consultant Sal Russo. The firm is Russo, Marsh & Rogers, not Russo, March and Associates.

Andrew Breitbart: An article in Friday's Section A about Andrew Breitbart, the man behind the Shirley Sherrod furor, said he was a freshman at Tulane University in 1986. He was a freshman in 1987.

Ty Burrell: An article about "Modern Family" actor Ty Burrell in Sunday's Calendar section identified his hometown as Appleton, Ore. The town is Applegate.

Boris Karloff: An article on Boris Karloff in Tuesday's Calendar section listed "Psycho" as written by Robert Bloch. Bloch wrote the novel "Psycho"; the screen adaptation for Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1960 film was by Joseph Stefano.

"Let's Take the Long Way Home": A caption under a photo accompanying a book review of Gail Caldwell's "Let's Take the Long Way Home" in Wednesday's Calendar section identified its subject as Caldwell. The photo shows Caroline Knapp, about whom Caldwell wrote in her book.

ESPN.com: The On the Media column in Wednesday's Calendar section about ESPN.com and other online sports sites should have noted that the Los Angeles Times has a business relationship with BleacherReport.com, which provides co-branded pages to The Times in a revenue-sharing arrangement. The column also gave an audience figure for another site, SBNation.com, of more than 1.3 million unique visitors a month. That figure, from comScore.com, refers to one of the site's principal pages, but SBNation operates 270 sites, which drew a total of about 4.7 million in the most recent month on record, according to the ratings service.

City attorney pensions: An article in some editions of Thursday's Section A about special pension benefits for city attorneys in Vernon misspelled the last name of Hyatt Seligman, president of the Assn. of Deputy District Attorneys, as Seligson.

Children's services: An article in Tuesday's Section A about an audit of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services' handling of cases involving child deaths said auditors had found that the department was "asking law enforcement agencies to object to the release of documents before investigators had the chance to review the case files." That phrase was ambiguous — it could have been interpreted to mean the department was demanding that agencies file objections to the release of documents. It should have said the department gave criminal investigators no opportunity to review case files before objecting to their release.

Ethanol subsidies: An article in Saturday's LATExtra section about subsidies promised to a corn ethanol business founded by former California Secretary of State Bill Jones said Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's chief environmental advisor, Dan Pellissier, had never met Jones. After publication, Pellissier said he had met Jones on a number of occasions but had never spoken to him about the subsidies.

Angels baseball: The Angels game story in Monday's Sports section said the Baltimore Orioles had the worst record in baseball. The Orioles at that point had the worst record only in the American League, at 48 wins and 83 losses. The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League had a 43-87 record, the worst in the major leagues.

Underrated/Overrated: An item on Ted Leo's new video "Bottled in Cork" in the Underrated/Overrated column in Sunday's Calendar section said the video was directed by radio host Al Scharpling. The name is Tom Scharpling. In another item in that column, a Sunday night show on KCRW-FM was referred to as "Weekend Becomes Eclectic." The show is called "Nic Harcourt on KCRW."

Japan tour: The Tours & Cruises column in the Aug. 22 Travel section said the price for the "Japan's Scenic Vistas" tour, which begins at $2,525, based on double occupancy, included airfare. Airfare is not included. The column also gave an incomplete list of dates for tour departures, which are scheduled on numerous dates through Dec. 20. For information, contact Sita World Tours, (800) 421-5643.

Conan O'Brien: An article in Monday's Calendar section about Conan O'Brien's losing at the Emmy Awards on Sunday night said that Comedy Central's "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" won its seventh straight Emmy as best variety, music or comedy series. It was its eighth consecutive win.

Manny Ramirez: Bill Plaschke's column in Tuesday's Sports section said that Manny Ramirez's final at-bat with the Boston Red Sox occurred three years ago when he struck out without swinging on three pitches. In fact, Ramirez flied out in his final at-bat with the Red Sox, just over two years ago.

Lottery results: The lottery results were omitted from Sunday's California section. The information appears in today's LATExtra section on Page AA2.

New Orleans: An Aug. 28 editorial about New Orleans five years after Hurricane Katrina said the population was 162,000 in June. That's the number of active postal addresses. The Census Bureau's most recent population estimate was 354,850 in July 2009.

Congressional races: An article in Monday's LATExtra section about targeted congressional races in California said Republican challenger David Harmer was ahead of Rep. Jerry McNerney (D- Pleasanton) in fundraising, $1.8 million to nearly $1.7 million. However, the source of those figures, the Federal Election Commission website, included fundraising from Harmer's unsuccessful special-election race in a different congressional district last year. For the current race, he had raised about $783,000 by the end of the last campaign reporting period earlier this summer.

Martin Dannenberg obituary: The obituary in Friday's LATExtra section of former Army Sgt. Martin Ernest Dannenberg, who discovered a copy of the anti-Semitic Nuremberg Laws in Germany in 1945, failed to include in the list of surviving family members his daughter, Betsy Dannenberg Frahm.

Tropical retreat: An Aug. 21 Home section article on a Bali-style house in Santa Monica was accompanied by a short article offering shopping tips that misidentified homeowner and designer Lorri Kline as Lisa Kline.

McChrystal farewell: An article in the LATExtra section July 24 about the retirement ceremony for Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal described the site, Ft. McNair, as adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery. Ft. McNair is in the District of Columbia and Arlington is in Virginia, across the Potomac River.

Mexicali earthquake: An article in Section A on July 2 about how the Mexicali earthquake on Easter Sunday placed more pressure on at least two Southern California fault lines said the Whittier fault produced the deadly 1987 Whittier Narrows quake. In fact, seismologists believe the 1987 earthquake was caused by the Puente Hills thrust fault.

Healthcare: An article in Thursday's Section A about a nationwide advertising campaign supporting the new healthcare law said that the Service Employees International Union had pledged $54 million to support Democratic candidates. The correct figure is $44 million.

T.I.: An article in Thursday's Calendar section about rapper-turned-actor T.I. said his album "King Uncaged" would be released in September. The album does not yet have a release date.

Spike Lee: An article in Monday's Calendar section said the filmmaker's two-part HBO documentary, "If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise," contained a montage of the BP spill spewing an estimated 60,000 gallons of oil per day. It should have said 60,000 barrels per day.

Standard Hotel: In Sunday's Image section, a Shopping column item about the Shop at the Standard said the Standard Hotel in downtown Los Angeles was once the Standard Oil Building. It is in the former Superior Oil Building.

Maywood lead program: An Aug. 17 article in Section A about business deals under investigation in Maywood referred to a $360,000 lead-abatement program that a former city manager had canceled, saying the cost was excessive given that no lead was removed from homes. The article should have made it clear that the contract with Union de Vecinos was to provide public education, not to remove lead from properties.

Aid to immigrants: An article in Monday's LATExtra section about plans to end Supplemental Security Income to some legal immigrants said California's Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants was open only to refugees and those granted asylum. A spokeswoman for the California Department of Social Services said she has since learned that other immigrants who were receiving federal SSI benefits may be eligible for the state program.

Los Angeles Philharmonic: A review of conductor Pietari Inkinen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the Aug. 19 Calendar section said pianist Paul Wittgenstein lost his right hand in World War II. It was in World War I.

Countrywide Financial: An article in Business on Wednesday about home loans made by Countrywide Financial Corp. for borrowers referred by then-Chief Executive Angelo Mozilo identified a former Countrywide president as Stanley Kurland. His first name is Stanford.

Denim trends: In Sunday's Image section, photo credits accompanying an article about wearing denim in layers said that hair stylist Janine Jarmon and makeup artist Craig Beaglehole were with the Exclusive Artists agency. They are with Solo Artists.

Union healthcare: An article in Wednesday's LATExtra section about healthcare benefits for Los Angeles city employees said members of a city union had agreed to pay more for visits to doctors and emergency rooms. In fact, the Engineers and Architects Assn. agreed to higher co-payments for doctor visits but not for emergency room stays.

Catherine Opie LACMA exhibit: An article in Sunday's Arts & Books section on Catherine Opie's "Figure and Landscape" exhibition at the L.A. County Museum of Art said the Crenshaw High School marching band would perform in the LACMA plaza Sept. 24. The date and location have been changed: The band will perform Sept. 21, starting at 5 p.m. in the Dorothy Collins Brown Amphitheater north of the museum and marching to the L.A. Times Central Court.

Rectal cancer: An article in Monday's Section A on rising rates of rectal cancer in people younger than 40 said that human papillomavirus generally causes adenocarcinomas and that rectal cancers are squamous cell carcinomas. HPV causes squamous cell carcinomas, and most rectal cancers are adenocarcinomas.

Child actors: An article about child actors in Sunday's Calendar section said Sarah Polley's film "Away From Her" was released in 2009. It came out in 2007.

Home listing: The Home of the Week Update in the Aug. 15 Business section said a San Marino property at 1130 Shenandoah Road and 1120 Shenandoah Road had been reduced 27.2% to $11.5 million from $15.8 million. The $11.5-million price is for a new, separate listing of 1130 Shenandoah Road only, which includes the main residence on more than an acre of property. The lot at 1120 Shenandoah has the tennis court, pool and spa, pool house and bocce ball court on about an acre. There has been no change in the $15.8-million price for the combined properties.

Sparks basketball: In the Aug. 15 Sports section, a box score from the Aug. 14 Los Angeles Sparks WNBA game showed Tulsa scoring 71 points in the first quarter. Tulsa scored 17 points in the first quarter; L.A. won the game, 92-87.

Beach volleyball: The Hot List in Thursday's Calendar section listed the Manhattan Beach Open volleyball tournament as a weekend events pick. The player shown in the accompanying uncaptioned photo, Jenny Johnson Jordan, is not participating in the tournament.

Google TV: An article in Wednesday's Section A about Google TV said Google sells search terms for online advertising to the highest bidder through an auction system. In fact, factors in addition to price are used to determine winning bids, such as an ad's relevancy to the search term. The article also said Google refuses to block access to bootleg movies and television shows. The company says Google TV will not support access to downloads of pirated movies and TV shows but will not filter out sites that offer pirated video streams.

Tom McClintock: A Business column Wednesday about a lawsuit regarding control of the Kern Water Bank project erred in listing Thousand Oaks as the residence of U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock. The Republican lived in Thousand Oaks when he was a state lawmaker, but he now resides in Granite Bay in Northern California, where he has represented the 4th Congressional District since January 2009. The Times committed the same error in articles on May 17 and 26 this year.

Governor's spokesman: In George Skelton's column about state budget negotiations in Thursday's Section A, the name of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's press secretary, Aaron McLear, was misspelled as McClear. The mistake also appeared on July 18 and Aug. 31 in 2007; July 9, 2008; and March 27 and Sept. 21 in 2009.

National monument candidates: Two photographs accompanying a Travel section article on Sunday about areas in the Western United States that may become national monuments were mislabeled. Both photographs appeared on the section's front page. The largest photograph, labeled Berryessa-Snow Mountain, was Cascade-Siskiyou. The photo labeled Cascade-Siskiyou was Berryessa-Snow Mountain.

'Lottery Ticket': An article in Thursday's Calendar about the movie "Lottery Ticket" misspelled the name of Relativity Media's Ryan Kavanaugh as Cavanaugh.

Bell loans: An article in Wednesday's Section A about Bell officials' receiving loans of city funds said that former Councilman George Bass received a $20,000 loan. City records later obtained by the Times show that Bass received the money as a settlement for retirement benefits.

German-Iranian trade: An article in Section A on July 13 about rising trade between Germany and Iran said pharmaceutical giant Bayer was based in Munich. The company is headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany.

Emma Thompson: The "Where You've Seen Her" summary that accompanied an article about Emma Thompson in Thursday's Calendar section said she had appeared in the film "Henry VI." She was in "Henry V."

Professional volleyball: An article in Friday's Sports section about the effects on players of the cancellation of the Assn. of Volleyball Professionals season said the Manhattan Beach Open, previously an AVP event, began that day. The event was to start Saturday morning.

Statin effectiveness: An article in the Aug. 9 Health section on the effectiveness of statins said the drugs appeared on the American pharmaceutical landscape in the late 1990s. The first statin, lovastatin, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for marketing in 1987 and appeared on the U.S. market that year.

Downtown style: In Sunday's Image section, an article about the renaissance of downtown Los Angeles referred to a sausage and beer restaurant as Wurtskuche. The correct spelling is Wurstkuche.

Horse racing: An article in Tuesday's Sports section about the Oak Tree meeting possibly moving from Santa Anita Park because of safety concerns over the synthetic track there said Nick Peterson, a professor of engineering, would examine the Pro-Ride surface. His name is Mick Peterson.

Soccer: An article in Wednesday's Sports section on a soccer game in which Brazil beat the U.S., 2-0, said Bob Bradley's goal for the U.S. in the 57th minute was disallowed. Bob Bradley is the U.S. coach. The disallowed goal was by Michael Bradley, his son.

Richie Hayward: The obituary of Little Feat drummer Richie Hayward in Saturday's LATExtra section did not include a complete list of surviving family members. They are Hayward's wife, Shauna Drayson-Hayward; his children, Scott, Kalin, Briony, Sydney, Rachell, Daniel, Natalie and Severn; his mother, Beatrice; his stepfather, Bob Johnson; his sister, Linda; his brother, Gary; and a granddaughter.

Goodreads.com: The On the Media column in Saturday's Calendar section about the website Goodreads.com suggested that the great-great-great-grandfather of the website's founder had founded the Los Angeles Times. Gen. Harrison Gray Otis bought part ownership of The Times in 1882, a year after it began publication, and was its publisher for 35 years.

'Hung': The Sunday Conversation column with Anne Heche in Sunday's Calendar section said that the character of Ray on HBO's series "Hung" was a football coach. He coaches baseball.

Pat Boone: The Classic Hollywood column about Pat Boone in the Aug. 11 Calendar section said that the entertainer has sold more than 45 million albums. Boone has sold more than 45 million records. Also, the name of his daughter Debby was misspelled as Debbie.

Gay marriage: An article in Saturday's LATExtra section about an appeal of a federal judge's decision to overturn Proposition 8, the California law barring same-sex marriages, misspelled the last name of an attorney representing gay couples opposed to Proposition 8. His name is Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., not Boustrous.

Stan Chambers: An article in the Aug. 11 Calendar section about KTLA-TV newsman Stan Chambers' retirement misspelled the last name of the late newscaster George Putnam as Puttnam.