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She may have defaulted on mortgages and lost a home in foreclosure, but that hasn't stopped Long Beach Rep. Laura Richardson from driving in style and at great expense, courtesy of the taxpayer. The lease on Richardson's 2007 Lincoln Town Car costs about $1,300 a month -- the most expensive lease of any member of the House of Representatives, reports the Daily Breeze. Richardson's monthly lease, paid by the federal government, is much larger than the $400 to $800 a month that other House members pay, according to a taxpayer group.

Viacom may soon have access to YouTube user IDs, IP addresss and details of every video they've ever watched, thanks to yesterday's district court order. Viacom is suing Google for copyright infringement in more than 150,000 video clips.

One of the fundamental differences between liberals and conservatives, perhaps the most important one politically, is what they think (or how they feel) about the United States. Conservatives think the U.S. is a great country. Liberals think it is a deeply flawed, but redeemable, country. Radicals think it is hopelessly bad and should be destroyed or remade.

On March 1, 2008, FARC Rebel leader Raul Reyes was killed when his Ecuadorean camp was raided by Colombian forces. Reyes was left exposed after Venezuelan tyrant and fellow Marxist Hugo Chavez placed a call to the satellite phone of the narco-terrorist. This allowed the army to find the exact location where Reyes was hiding.