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Brees met president earlier this month: Saints quarterback Drew Brees visited the White House and made a fitness video with President Barack Obama on Nov 3. A photo caption in Friday's editions incorrectly said the event was Thursday.

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Book event canceled: The calendar in Wednesday's Living section incorrectly listed Peggy Scott Laborde's book-signing for "Christmas in New Orleans" at Barnes & Noble in Metairie on Friday. That signing has been canceled.

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Football teams incorrect: A story in Monday's editions about indicted former city technology vendor Mark St. Pierre named the wrong high school football teams that were playing when St. Pierre's brother was stabbed to death in the stands in 1983. The game was between O. Perry Walker and Archbishop Shaw high schools at West Jefferson stadium.

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Wrong phone number: A story in some editions Thursday listed an incorrect telephone number regarding the St. Timothy United Methodist Church Christmas on the Northshore concerts in Mandeville. The number to call for more information on the concerts is 985.626.3307.

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World War II aviator's name wrong: The middle name of one of the last surviving aviators from World War II's famed Black Sheep Squadron was misspelled in an obituary Saturday. The deceased is Henry Mayo "Hank" Bourgeois.

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Mandeville event postponed: A story in Thursday's Mandeville and Covington Picayune sections reported that Amplify's annual Giving Kickoff Gala would take place Sunday in Mandeville. Although the giving campaign has begun, the event has been postponed until an undetermined date next spring.

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Meeting time wrong: A story in some Thursday editions about St. Charles Parish Councilman Paul Hogan's proposal to launch an investigation into the development of the parish's East Regional Library gave an incorrect time for the Parish Council meeting where the measure will be considered. The meeting begins Monday at 3 p.m.

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Agencies not merging: Stories published Aug. 29, Oct. 26 and in some Wednesday editions erroneously said a proposed initiative would merge the New Orleans Recreation Department and the Department of Parks and Parkways. Instead, the initiative calls for having NORD maintain about 300 acres of recreational space that are currently maintained by Parks and Parkways.

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Owners can keep homes: A story in Sunday's Money section was unclear about application of the homebuyer tax-credit to current homeowners. As long as homeowners who have lived in their principal residences for at least five of the past eight years purchase new principal residences, they could be eligible to receive a $6,500 credit on their income taxes. The law does not say that they have to sell their current principal residences; they could keep them as investment property.

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Story erred on trip: A story in Saturday's editions erroneously said that Mayor Ray Nagin and his family flew to Jamaica at the expense of NetMethods in October 2005. In fact, the trip was in November 2005.