Breaking ... Rush Limbaugh released from hospital

By way of Drudge we learn that Rush Limbaugh has been released from the Hawaii hospital where he was hospitalized earlier in the week with chest pains, and will likely be back on the air of his conservative radio talk show by the end of next week.

A message from Rush is up at the website:

January 1, 2010

To my listeners,

Thank you for your prayers and good thoughts over the past several days. Today, I am leaving Queens Hospital in Honolulu, feeling strong and rested. I offer my deepest thanks to the staff and administration there, who provided excellent care and supervision.

I'm going to take several days of rest over this weekend and the early part of next week, and will be back on the radio with you sometime next week, taking the advice of so many of you to rest and fully recover.

I wish each and every one of you a Happy New Year in 2010!

With great thanks for your support and love,

Rush Limbaugh

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