Obama criticizes McCain on immigration    

Polls show Obama has rebounded among Hispanics since clinching the Republican nomination. Many polls show McCain falling short of Bush’s 40 percent of Hispanic support.

The lead story on Reuters/Yahoo contains this curious mis-statement of fact. You may wish to re-consider this!

Dr. Mike

Yes. We corrected: GBU Editor

REUTERS photo by Jonathan Ernst

Titanic life jacket sells for $68,500

The liner sank during its maiden voyage from the British port of Southampton to New York when it hit an iceberg, causing some 1,500 people to die.

Titanic successfully completed it’s maiden Voyage from England to New York. It sank on the return trip.

Meg

No, it didn’t: GBU Editor

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

The picture that you are posting of Scruggs is not Scruggs.

D.L.

We erred in using a photo of another lawyer with the same name. We did a correction, and have pulled that photograph from the story: GBU Editor

Martian soil appears able to support life

The 1 cubic meter (35 cubic feet) of soil was taken from about 1 inch below the surface of Mars and had a pH, or alkaline, level of 8 or 9. “We were all flabbergasted at the data we got back,” Kounaves said.

The correct measure is approximately 1 cubic centimeter. A cubic meter is nearly as large as the craft itself.

Edward S.

Are you serious? 1 cubic meter of soil? Exactly how big is this Martian lander anyway? This has to be an error. You’d almost need a grading permit to move that much soil around here.

Dave K.

A number of readers called this to our attention. We corrected: GBU Editor

Lawman’s raid on immigrants spark fury in Phoenix  

 ”They just don’t want me enforcing the illegal immigration laws. They think they can intimidate me. They can’t,” said Arpaio, a Republican, who is running for re-election in November.

Notice-the article makes it CLEAR that Sheriff Joe is a Republican, yet somehow the writers/editors omit that Phil Gordon and Mary Rose Wilcox are democrats. Tsk! Tsk!

Jake

The article was primarily about Arpaio, not Gordon and Wilcox. Having said that, I do agree it would have been better to include their party affiliation so readers could put the dispute into a political context: GBU Editor

REUTERS photo by Jeff Topping

The photo shown with your article is of the Mick Jones formerly with the Clash, not the Mick Jones of Foreigner.

A Fan

Yes, we corrected. See below: GBU Editor

Sprint prices iPhone rival Instinct at $130

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Instinct, Sprint Nextel Corp’s answer to the iPhone, will sell for $130 after rebate, Sprint said on Wednesday.

Analysts say it will be tough for Instinct to compete with a new, high-speed iPhone model due to go on sale for $199 on July 11.

How come when you mention the iPhone price you round down to $199, but when you mention the Instinct, you round up to $130? Are you trying to make it look like the price difference is not as much as if you rounded the iPhone to $200? Either round both up or both down to be consistent.

C.H.

We were consistent. The iPhone will indeed cost $199, so there was no reason to round that up or down. Instinct will cost $129.99, so we rounded up by one penny, as opposed to rounding down by 99 cents: GBU Editor

Housing rebound to be prolonged: Harvard study

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Record foreclosures and limited access to credit will make it harder than usual to rebound from this U.S. housing market slump, the worst at least since World War Two, according to a Harvard University study on Monday.

Isn’t the point that the SLUMP will be prolonged not the rebound? The article is good but the headline is wrong - it says the OPPOSITE of what the article means.

Robert

Indeed. this headline made no sense. We fixed it: GBU Editor

Rebound photo by REUTERS/Adam Hunger

McCain seen as best choice for economy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s tax policies have given him an edge as the better man for the economy, various Wall Street experts said at this week’s Reuters Investment Outlook Summit.

But, against a backdrop of job losses and deteriorating home values, Wall Street is backing McCain’s Democratic rival, Barack Obama with cold, hard cash.

This headline reeks of bias. The headline is vague and not based on anything provable. I could just as easily have found a handful of Wall Street experts to say Obama is better for the economy. I encourage Reuters editors to keep objectivity in mind during a politically charged season. 

Peter J.

Several readers objected to this headline, especially in light of a second paragraph that said Wall Street is giving money to Obama, anyway. The headline was later changed to clarify that it was the view of people speaking at a Reuters Summit: GBU Editor 

REUTERS photo by Richard Carson

“South Pacific” wins big at Tony Awards

NEW YORK (Reuters) - “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific” dominated Broadway’s top honors, the Tony Awards, with seven prizes on Sunday, followed by the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “August: Osage County” with five wins.

Hey nice Tony awards story. One question, though — what won best musical (you know, traditionally the night’s top prize)?

Ron

Our story should have mentioned that “In the Heights” won Best Musical: GBU Editor

Producers of “In the Heights” Kevin McCollum (L), Jeffrey Seller and Jill Furman (R) pose backstage with actor Lin-Manuel Miranda (2nd L), after winning the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical at the 62nd Annual Tony Awards in New York, June 15, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson