Correction

A chart with "The Lobbyists" column on page 2 in Wednesday's paper greatly overstated the 1997-98 federal campaign contributions by First Union Corp. due to an inaccurate count by the Center for Responsive Politics. The banking company and its subsidiaries gave $510,197 during that period, of which Democrats received 24% and Republicans 76%.

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