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Washington - The 2004 race for the White House has produced the most expensive U.S. presidential advertising campaign in history, tripling the amount spent four years ago. U.S. President George W. Bush and his challenger, Senator John Kerry, spent a record $600 million US on radio and television advertising. The Democrats were the biggest spenders, shelling out $250 million US since March. Bush and the Republicans spent $240 million US The Hague - Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic can defend himself at a war crimes tribunal but he must accept a standby lawyer in case he becomes ill again, judges ruled on Monday. Milosevic faces more than 60 charges, including genocide, stemming from the wars in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo in the 1990s. He could be sentenced to life imprisonment if he's convicted. Cleveland, Ohio - A clinic in Ohio says it is about to start screening patients for what could be the world's first face transplant. The Cleveland Clinic says it is the first medical facility to get permission from a review board to perform the controversial procedure. It could take two years to find an appropriate patient, likely one who has been badly disfigured by disease or burns. Prospective patients will be warned that the chance of failure because of rejection or other complications could be as high as 50 per cent.
