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Court denies Berlusconi bid to halt sex trial

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Karima el-Mahroug, the Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial, sits in a courtroom prior to to testifying as a witness for the first time, in Milan, Monday. Berlusconi is accused of paying for sex with woman, better known as Ruby, when she was 17, and then trying to cover it up. Both deny sexual contact.

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A Milan court has rejected a bid by former Premier Silvio Berlusconi to halt his pay-for-sex trial because of Italy's general election campaign. The judges deliberated for four hours before delivering their decision on Monday.