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. Mandelson sympathises with critics of auditor. Retrospective limit set on cleaning and gardeningSenior politicians were today trying to corral their MPs into accepting the findings of Sir Thomas Legg's audit of Westminster expenses, to head off another flare-up of the scandal.Lord Mandelson sought to empathise with MPs against the actions of an independent regulator who, he admitted, had 'rewritten the rules', as it emerged that all MPs were being asked to repay the value of annual cleaning bills over £2,000, and gardening bills over £1,000, going back five years.Reports that Legg would extend the remit of his review were confirmed today when MPs received the first of the 'Legg letters', in which a seven-page note showed the former civil servant had chosen to insert alongside 'Evidence of a Breach of the Rules' a new criterion for repayment, entitled 'Breach of Overriding Principle'.Though Legg was tasked in July with looking at the rules 'in force' between 2004 and 2008, the letters

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DUPLIN COUNTY, N.C., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Grab your apron, roll up your sleeves, and get ready for a full day of great food, great music, and affordable fun for the whole family when Lazarex Cancer Foundation hosts 'Hogs n Hens for Hope' Saturday, October 17th from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m at the Duplin County Events Center in Kenansville.

Singer Carly Simon is suing Starbucks saying the coffee conglomerate didn't promote her 2008 album adequately through its now-defunct music arm.

Singer Says the Coffee Company's Now-Defunct Music Venture Didn't Adequately Promote her 2008 Album

The nation's top business economists have declared 'the Great Recession of 2008-09 is over." But they aren't exactly popping champagne corks about what they see coming next.

The nation's top business economists have declared 'the Great Recession of 2008-09 is over." But they aren't exactly popping champagne corks about what they see coming next.

Google is expected to beat consensus estimates when its announces third-quarter financial results after the bell Oct. 15. Bernstein Research said it expects Google to beat consensus expectations modestly, raking in earnings per share of $5.44 compared to Wall Street's consensus of $5.36. Broadpoint AmTech analyst Benjamin Schachter said channels checks showed that Google's core search advertising business re-accelerated in Q3. Financial analysts will also likely be looking for more guidance on Google's efforts to make money from mobile search and display ads shown on YouTube. - The online advertising world, languishing since late 2008, will turn its lonely eyes to Google Oct. 15, when the search giant is expected to announce third quarter earnings after the bell. Bernstein Research said it expects Google to beat consensus expectations modestly, raking in ...

Facebook logged 58.6 percent of all U.S. visits among155 social networking Web sites in September 2009, a 194 percent increase over the site's market share from September 2008. HitWise gauged the online traffic of 10 million U.S. Web users across one million Web sites. Twitter boasted astronomical growth, up 1,170 percent from its negligible .15 percent market share from September 2008. As far as social sites go, Twitter is positioned to be Facebook's biggest challenger. - It's fitting that the world's largest social network would also receive the most traffic. Facebook netted 58.6 percent of all U.S. visits among a HitWise survey of 155 social networking Web sites in September 2009, a 194 percent increase over the site's market share from September...

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