Because of an editing error, an article in some editions yesterday about the Howard Beach racial-assault case incorrectly characterized plea negotiations involving the judge.

Not only does it overstate Florida's budget for programs to combat child abuse, they said, but it incorrectly characterized state policy on child abuse.

To the Editor: A Jan. 7 news article incorrectly characterizes a civil bias law passed by the New York City Council.

Mr. Rogoff incorrectly characterizes the status of the industry's request for a 27 percent fare increase.

Police officials said Mr. Reyes also described the jogger's clothes wrong initially and incorrectly characterized her as heavy and "not very fast."

However, Levy's statement incorrectly characterizes the case law in American prior to Hunt.

The headline on the story incorrectly characterized U.S. policy regarding Saddam Hussein's death.

A headline in some copies of Science Times yesterday on an article about cattle research incorrectly characterized the findings of a study.

Until two months ago, Bloomberg's terminals also incorrectly characterized Farmer Mac's medium-term notes as Aaa, according to market participants.

The About Long Island column of Feb. 3 incorrectly characterized our food-service contract with Lilco.