For the record - March 16, 2010

Atty. Gen. Eric Holder: An article in Saturday’s Section A reporting on criticism of Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. for failing to tell a Senate committee last year that he had signed about half a dozen Supreme Court briefs attributed to Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) the comment that Holder had “a duty of candor” to disclose all of his significant legal writings before his confirmation. This statement was made by Stephen Boyd, the senator’s communications director.

Seed prices: An article Friday in Section A about the federal government examining whether certain practices in agriculture were driving food prices higher said officials were seeking to determine whether there were antitrust practices that violated federal laws. The practices should have been described as anti-competitive or monopolistic.

Hot Property: The Home section’s March 6 Hot Property column, which reported that music industry executive Phil Quartararo had listed his Brentwood home for sale, incorrectly stated the size of the home as 6,300 square feet. It is 7,200 square feet, excluding the guesthouse.

The Knack: The news obituary of Doug Fieger, leader of the Knack, in the LATExtra section on Feb. 15 said the group put the phrase “power pop” into the musical lexicon. In fact, The Times and other publications had started using the term earlier in the 1970s, before the Knack was formed, to describe a style of compact, hook-filled, guitar-based rock songs. A Business section article Feb. 18 about the real estate success of Sharona Alperin, the inspiration for the Knack song “My Sharona,” also attributed the origin of “power pop” to the rise of the group.

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