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Washington, DC (LiveActionNews) — On his radio show Friday, Rush Limbaugh delivered a powerful monologue (transcript, video) asserting that in addition to its innate monstrousness, abortion is “at the root of our cultural decay” as a nation, its impact stretching from respect for life and personal responsibility to crime, immigration, and the economy: If you use the popularly accepted figure of 1.3 million abortions a year, go back to Roe vs. Wade 1973, 52 million taxpayers haven’t been born, is the way Washington looks at it. They don’t look at it morally. They don’t look at it in any kind...

How many people actually listen to Rush Limbaugh, the radio talk titan White House officials have spent the past week characterizing as "the head of the Republican Party"? According to what Limbaugh delights in calling "the drive-by media," the number varies wildly. Is it 30 million (Pat Buchanan on MSNBC), 20 million (Time magazine, ABC News), 19 million (Fox News), 14 million (CNN), or "14.2 million to about 25 million" (The Washington Post)? Answer: Maybe. Limbaugh is widely acknowledged to be the most popular talk-radio host, as evidenced by the record $400 million, eight-year contract he signed with his syndicator...

Young Americans love their radios, according to pollster John Zogby. In the most recent Zogby Poll, 76% of Americans are satisfied with the current radio performance in both news and music. The poll of 1,203 adults ranging from ages 18 -29, revealed that the popularity of talk radio is still increasing. Young adult listeners enjoy expressing their comments, opinions, and views on current political and social issues and having them critiqued by popular hosts such as Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Bill O’Reilly. Over 93% of the Zogby poll respondents also expressed their satisfaction with the ability of news radio...