61.   A misdemeanor abuse charge was later dropped and the couple is divorcing.

62.   A misdemeanor marijuana possession charge will be dropped as part of the plea bargain that ended the three-week-old trial.

63.   A month after the indictment, prosecutors asked a judge to drop the charge against Fiedler, citing lack of evidence.

64.   A month ago, when she had an opportunity to drop the charges against Keven Ackerman in Brighton District Court, Ursula Knight refused.

65.   A shipyard spokesman, however, said the demonstrators were arrested but that the company later dropped the charges.

66.   According to the Associated Press, military ruler Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar asked last week that the charges be dropped as a move toward national reconciliation.

67.   After being charged with identification fraud, the FBI dropped the charge against him but did not explain why.

68.   After he pleaded guilty to the burglary and possession of a concealed weapon, the other charges were dropped.

69.   After a three-year investigation, the government last fall dropped the charges, citing a lack of proof of federal offenses.

70.   After consulting with Kerik, the mayor approached the Manhattan district attorney, Robert Morgenthau, who agreed to drop the charges.