JUDGE OPENS LIMBAUGH MEDICAL RECORDS

A Florida judged ruled today that prosecutors can review the medical
records of radio talk show commentator Rush Limbaugh as part of an
investigation into allegations that he engaged in "doctor shopping" to
illegally purchase large amounts of pain killers.

Attorneys for Limbaugh said that they would appeal today's decision by Palm
Beach County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey A. Winikoff, who rejected their
petition to dismiss search warrants issued for the seizure of Limbaugh's
confidential medical records.

However, the judge's order prohibited state prosectors from releasing the
medical records to the public.

In a transcript of his radio program today, Limbaugh said, "If we have to
go to a Circuit Court of Appeals, a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, we will
do so. This doesn't stop the state from opening the records. They can do
it. But we'll just see how much the state respects our desire to follow the
legal process all the way out on this."

Barry Krischer, a Flordia state attorney, said his office seized and wanted
to review Limbaugh's medical records to see if he was "doctor shopping" or
looking for doctors willing to illegally prescribe him prescription pain
killers. Today, Krischer repeated previous statements that his office had
"scrupulously protected Mr. Limbaugh's rights" in obtaining medical records
by court sanctioned search warrants.

Limbaugh attorney Roy Black in a statement said that the radio host "was
not doctor shopping and should not have to sacrifice his privacy to prove
his innocence. The burden is on the prosecutor's office, not only to prove
otherwise, but also to go through the appropriate legal process that
protects an individual's right to privacy. We are confident we will prevail
on appeal."

Limbaugh, 52, told his listeners that he was addicted to pain killers and
recently emerged from an Arizona rehabilitation center where he was treated
reportedly for addiction to the painkillers hydrocodone, Lorcet and
OxyContin. The commentator made the announcement after an October story in
the National Enquirer said he purchased large amounts of pain killers from
a former housekeeper.

In the National Enquirer cover story, housekeeper Wilma Cline said she had
sold Limbaugh large quantities of painkillers between 1998 and 2002. Cline
no longer works at Limbaugh's $24.3-million Oceanside Palm Beach compound,
but she struck an immunity deal with the Palm Beach County State Attorney's
office in exchange for details of Limbaugh's alleged activity.

According the Enquirer article, she said Limbaugh began taking painkillers
to numb the pain in his ear. Limbaugh told his listeners on Oct. 10 that he
started taking the pain medication after unsuccessful surgery for a
herniated disc.