11.   An American judge yesterday dismissed murder charges against Dr Jack Kevorkian.

12.   That judge refused a huge bribe to dismiss the charges against the wealthy defendant.

13.   The judge ordered that the charges be dismissed.

14.   The charge was dismissed on the ground that Michigan state law did not prohibit assisting someone to commit suicide.

15.   The Governor, who was released on bail immediately after the indictment, dismissed the charges as shocking, outrageous falsehoods.

16.   Meanwhile, the Oxford Diocese is dismissing the charge of a church at war with itself.

17.   He will use the Welsh Tory conference in Llangollen to dismiss the charge that he is not up to being Prime Minister.

18.   THE former North-East company allegedly caught up in fraud and corruption has issued a statement dismissing the charges.

19.   Also among the papers released Monday was a defense motion, yet to be considered by a judge, to have the murder charge dismissed.

20.   Although a judge later dismissed the charges for lack of evidence, the scandal shook the Menem government, forcing those involved to leave their posts.