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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: typographical error

typographical error stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - As hulking as NHL players may seem on ice, they can be even more daunting to etch in silver, reports the Wall Street Journal in a look at the quirky typos that decorate hockey's storied Stanley Cup. An influx of Eastern European and Scandinavian players has the league's official silversmith... More »

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NHL • Stanley Cup • spelling • NHL playoffs • typographical error

 'Cahier's Check' Typo
 Sinks Fraud Scam 

Thief ordered phones
to FBI office, but
agents were waiting

May 9, 09 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Tennessee man is being held on two counts of forgery in a scheme that included fake cashier’s checks spelled “cahier’s” and the delivery of merchandise to an FBI office, the Monroe News Star reports. The Monroe FBI received a package of refurbished cell phones and... More »

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FBI • Tennessee • smartphones • check fraud • typographical error • stolen merchandise

 Stevens Jury Finds Typo;
 Defense Urges Acquittal 

On indictment, feds charged senator checked 'no' box when he checked 'yes'

Oct 27, 08 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - The jury in Ted Stevens’ corruption trial has uncovered an error in one indictment, and the defense is springing at the chance, the Hill reports. Jurors sent the judge a note today questioning a discrepancy in the prosecution’s allegations regarding the senator’s 2001 financial disclosure. Where the indictment... More »

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corruption • Ted Stevens • trial • jury • indictment • gift • financial disclosure • typographical error

'Osama' Ballots Spark Probe by NY County

Absentee voters picked up on typo multiple proofreaders missed

Oct 12, 08 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Barack Osama" appears on 300 Rensselaer County absentee ballots, and the upstate New York county’s government wants to know why. Legislators from both parties have ordered an investigation into the board of elections, which prints its own ballots rather than contracting out the work. The board says... More »

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Barack Obama • Osama bin Laden • absentee balloting • Election 2008 • Rensselaer County, NY • typographical error

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