Rush Limbaugh advertisers flee after 'slut' comment

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In this file photo, radio personality Rush Limbaugh appears at a 2006 speech in Washington, DC.
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Seven advertisers have pulled their money out of Rush Limbaugh's radio show in the wake of his comments about a Georgetown University law student who publicly spoke out in favor of President Obama's birth-control policy.

What does it mean for his show, and for the advertisers associated with his show?

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