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A US judge has set a trial date of next January for a top White House aide who faces charges relating to the leaking of a CIA agent's identity to the press. Jury selection for the trial of Lewis Libby starts on 8 January 2007, pushing the case back beyond crucial mid-term elections in November. District Judge Reggie Walton said in Washington he had hoped to start the trial in September, but defence lawyer Theodore Wells was committed to another case. "I hate having the case linger for that long, but I guess there is no alternative," said Judge Walton. Mr Libby's only word in the 45-minute hearing was to say "yes" to agreeing to the trial date. The trial is expected to take about one month. |