71.   After Norman Siegel, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, intervened on his behalf, the charges were dropped.

72.   After overwhelming publicity suggesting that the punishment did not fit the crime, prosecutors here Tuesday dropped charges against the dog on death row for killing a rooster.

73.   After Flemmi surrendered to two Boston police detectives, charges were dropped in Middlesex and Suffolk counties.

74.   After keeping the former president in jail or under house arrest for more than five months, Zambian prosecutors dropped all charges against him.

75.   After the charges were dropped, the coach issued a statement at the office of his lawyer, Rusty Hardin, and then departed without answering questions.

76.   After the murder charges were dropped, the Ravens and Lewis dealt with the situation head-on.

77.   All biological weapon charges were dropped against two men arrested by federal authorities in Nevada last month in an anthrax scare.

78.   All the charges were later dropped.

79.   All charges were later dropped.

80.   All charges were dropped Tuesday.