A collection of stories tagged 'error' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:48:39 EST Nevada has been reliably Republican for decades, but polls now show Barack Obama with a small lead there. Still, it's within the margin of error. In Nevada, Republican victories have come about because independents have sided with the GOP. But that might not be the case for John McCain. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/58032 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96175810&ft=1&f=1012 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:06:00 EDT New York Rep. Charlie Rangel says he made mistakes on his tax returns and that he would pay $5,000 in federal taxes owed on income from vacation property in the Dominican Republic. The head of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee says he won't step aside, however. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/55560 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94481297&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDT People planning to go duck hunting may find a different quarry. Government permits for hunting migratory birds are called "duck stamps." But a printing error sends people trying to acquire duck stamps to 1-800-TRAMP24 instead of 1-800-STAMP24. Very friendly women answer the phone. The government says the printing error would cost too much to correct. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/55311 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94312357&ft=1&f=1051 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EDT Painkillers, sleeping pills and anti-anxiety drugs are being prescribed to out-patients in high doses, without the oversight of a doctor. A new study found that in the last 20 years there has been a 500 percent increase in the death rate from medication errors made at home. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/54846 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94019645&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EDT In 1883, the Supreme Court issued a series of rulings on whether Congress could pass civil rights legislation. A law professor has found a typo in one of those decisions and now, 125 years later, he's gone to Washington to get it corrected. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/53783 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93313806&ft=1&f=1070 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:22:00 EDT It's time for a spelling test. Your word is "tomorrow." Wrong answers cost $30,000. That's what a Chicago man is asking in damages from the Jade Dragon tattoo parlor, which he says misspelled that word on his arm. It's not the first time Jade Dragon has been sued. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/53109 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92809609&ft=1&f=1051 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EDT Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren talks about your credit rating — how it's compiled, and how it may be used against you. Warren also discusses the errors that may lower your score and how to fix them. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/51884 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92049490&ft=1&f=1012 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:09:00 EDT The safety checklist has 22 items spread out over the before, during and after stages of an operation. During a pilot program, hospitals initially said they were adhering to proven standards of care only a third of the time. That rate later improved to two-thirds of the time. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/51702 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91945517&ft=1&f=1007 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:26:00 EDT A government report has found significant errors in the awarding of an Air Force contract for refueling tankers. The deal, worth nearly $40 billion, went to Northrop Grumman and its European-based EADS. But Boeing's appeal gains traction. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/51227 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91680874&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:00:00 EDT As more doctors go online to communicate with patients, two of the country's biggest health insurers have started reimbursing patients for the Internet visits. But critics say the online advising could lead to errors, and patient privacy could be compromised. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47135 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89333916&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:07:00 EDT Just because your mother told you something was grammatically incorrect when you were six, doesn't mean it's true. Who or whom, good versus well, that and which -- author June Casagrande takes on the most common errors. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47106 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89307936&ft=1&f=1032 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:01:00 EDT Researchers have found that people with schizophrenia are far more likely than other people to have a certain type of error in their genes. Scientists believe the finding will help them develop new treatments for schizophrenia and identify young people at high risk of developing the disorder. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/46868 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89163694&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:51:00 EDT The Library of Congress has discovered previously unseen photos of President Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration. They had been housed at the library for years, hidden by an error in labeling. The photos show the crowd that gathered for the speech. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/45346 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19094867&ft=1&f=1012 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:01:00 EST More businesses are signing on to a voluntary government computer program that's intended to verify that new hires are not illegal immigrants. But critics say the database it uses is rife with errors and that the program can't detect stolen documents. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/41650 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16126268&ft=1&f=1006 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:04:00 EST The Federal Emergency Management Agency is apologizing for holding a phony news conference on the California wildfires earlier this week in Washington, D.C. FEMA Deputy Administrator Harvey Johnson took questions from what seemed to be reporters, but it turns out they were FEMA staffers. Johnson now says FEMA made an "error in judgment." http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/41109 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15673519&ft=1&f=1001 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:15:00 EDT In a hearing Thursday of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) suggested that State Department mistakes were hurting the war effort. Waxman pressed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on security matters, cost overruns, and Iraqi corruption. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/41058 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15636585&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:34:00 EDT Research has shown that Americans are bad at assessing their performance and skills. Apparently, part of our national character -- optimism -- keeps us from interpreting feedback accurately. And our overconfidence results in errors that are sometimes critical. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/40313 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15073430&ft=1&f=1001 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:29:00 EDT Until recently, doctors who wanted to apologize for medical errors were not allowed to do so. They were told an apology can be interpreted as an admission of guilt. But that attitude is slowly changing. The practice of apologizing for medical errors is gaining ground across the country, and helping hospitals avoid costly lawsuits. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/40314 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15073418&ft=1&f=1001 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:17:00 EDT Starting in October, Medicare will stop paying hospitals for the costs of complications arising from avoidable errors. Experts say the new rules could push the medical industrial complex to fix problems that kill and injure tens of thousands of patients each year. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/38486 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13872687 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:40:00 EDT Kate McCulley, Boston's self-proclaimed "grammar vandal," has taken it upon herself to correct grammatical errors on signs in public places. The 22-year-old English major takes questions from callers about some of her grammatical pet peeves. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/37295 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12173654 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:20:00 EDT For the second time in two years, whistleblowers are accusing their air traffic control colleagues of a wide-ranging conspiracy to cover up errors at one of the nation's busiest airports. The latest accusations charge that instead of accepting responsibility, it is the practice and policy of the controllers to blame near misses at Dallas-Fort Worth on pilot error. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/36879 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11926679 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:12:00 EDT Pentagon investigators said they found no criminal negligence in the death of Cpl. Pat Tillman, a former NFL star who left football to join the Army Rangers. But investigators found that officers in command made critical errors in investigating and reporting his April 2004 death -- and in recommending Tillman for a silver star. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/32620 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9145472 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:21:00 EDT Nine Army officers, including as many as four generals, will be held accountable for mistakes made in the aftermath of the friendly fire death of Pat Tillman, who was killed in Afghanistan after leaving pro football to serve as an Army Ranger. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/32562 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9121024 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:00:00 EDT When a doctor misdiagnoses a patient's maladies, the results can be fatal. But rather than a technical mix-up, such flubs often are due to errors in thinking by the physician, Harvard's Dr. Jerome Groopman says. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/32231 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8946558 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:01:00 EDT Speaking of the dismissal of eight federal prosecutors -- and the White House's role in the firings -- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says, "I acknowledge that mistakes were made here; I accept that responsibility." A top Justice Department adviser has resigned over his involvement in the dismissals. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/32099 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8285957 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:10:00 EDT