But the trial could complicate his bid for higher office in what's turning into a hotly contested mayoral race.

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The programme makers had previously failed in a bid to record a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

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Former Wigan striker Henri Camara is currently on trial with the Tigers while a bid for defender Habib Beye has been accepted by Newcastle.

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If Kevorkian's bid for a new trial fails before the Court of Appeals, he could get a chance to take his case to the Michigan Supreme Court and challenge Michigan's law making assisted suicide a felony punishable up to five years in prison.

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The case, moved to London for jurisdictional reasons, went to trial in 2002, just as Alvaro made another bid for the presidency.

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Rand Paul, who is considering a 2016 presidential bid, said the gathering amounted to a "show trial" since it is expected to produce no policy.

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The House of Lords has rejected former MI5 agent David Shayler's bid to use a "public interest" defence in his upcoming "state secrets" trial.

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