U.S. to drop charges against one Blackwater guard

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U.S. to drop charges against one Blackwater guard

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Justice Department prosecutors asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss the charges against one of five Blackwater security guards accused of killing 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in a 2007 shooting in Baghdad.