101.   It later retracted its statement.

102.   Later, Erbakan retracted his statement.

103.   Lebanese Foreign Minister Fares Bweiz also said initially that al-Baharna was a secret agent but retracted that statement Thursday.

104.   Later, he claimed he was coerced into retracting his statement.

105.   Leeson initially claimed he would be unfairly tried in Singapore, but later retracted the statement and apologized to the government and the people of Singapore.

106.   Meanwhile, an aid group retracted its statement that cholera was spreading among the refugees.

107.   Not so long ago he said he would be willing to step down, but later retracted his statement.

108.   On Monday, officials announced the airliner had crashed in Colombia, then retracted the statement after aerial searches found no trace of the plane.

109.   Palestinian Planning Minister Nabil Shaath, who initially blamed Israel, retracted his statement Monday.

110.   Rarely do they publicly admit that they are retracting statements or abandoning policies.