[Jalapeno]

"We will withdraw the story, but due to our honesty, integrity and jppurnalistic standards we cannot reveal our sources, and therefore will not comment further on this issue. In other news, John Kerry recieved a very warm welcome today from score of voters angry at Bush's handling of...."

[tsmith130]

Withdrawing the story implies that it is false or else there is no other reason to withdraw it. If it is false, you don't have to protect a source that's given you bogus information. They should be nailed for that if that's the tactic they use.