51.   The company retracted the statement this morning under direction from the U.K. takeover panel, which said such figures cannot be confirmed until the final tally tomorrow.

52.   The next day, Worldcom retracted that statement and said it was committed to serving residential customers and to competing against the Bells for residential local phone customers.

53.   Then, after a series of gaffes, they had to retract their statements and admit that NATO jets had hit two convoys.

54.   Twenty minutes later, after speaking with Kittles and Nash, Van Horn retracted his statements, albeit in a sullen mode that implied insincerity.

55.   When Radio Korea did not immediately retract the statement, Hankook Ilbo went to the prosecutors and filed a complaint.

56.   Yet, gains were trimmed after Kato today retracted his statement, saying that neither he nor the prime minister was considering delaying economic reforms.

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

58.   A U.S.-based humans rights group has asked the Palestinian justice minister to retract a statement that Palestinians who sell land to Jews deserve the death penalty.

59.   A U.S.-based human rights group has asked the Palestinian justice minister to retract a statement that Palestinians who sell land to Jews deserve the death penalty.

60.   A U.S.-based humand rights group has asked the Palestinian justice minister to retract a statement that Palestinians who sell land to Jews deserve the death penalty.