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For the record - Feb. 12, 2010

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‘Let There Be Light’: An article in Sunday’s Calendar quoted director Martin Scorsese saying that the World War II documentary “Let There Be Light,” commissioned by the U.S. Army, “was banned. I don’t think that ban has ever been lifted.” The film was declassified in 1980.

Olympics on NBC: An article in Business on Thursday about NBC’s broadcast of the Winter Olympics said NBC Universal’s bid for the television rights to the 2010 and 2012 Olympics Games was $900 million more than the next-highest bidder, Rupert Murdoch’s Fox network. NBC Universal’s bid of $2 billion was actually $700 million more than Fox’s $1.3-billion offer. Separately, NBC’s parent company, General Electric Co., provided an additional $200 million to become an Olympics sponsor for the Vancouver Games and the 2012 Games in London.

USC-California basketball: An style=”color: rgb(0, 122, 170);” article about the Trojans’ victory over Cal in the Feb. 5 Sports section said Dwight Lewis had become USC’s all-time leader in games played, passing Brandon Glanville. The correct spelling of the player’s last name is Granville. An article in the Feb. 4 Sports section contained the same misspelling.

Star Trek Online: An article in the Feb. 2 Calendar about the video game Star Trek Online said the game was set in 2049. It is set in 2409.

NFL season review: An article listing the top 10 moments of the NFL season in Tuesday’s Sports section referred to the 1996 Bowl Championship Series title game between Texas and USC. That game was played in 2006.

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