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| The right-wing US talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been taken to hospital in Hawaii after experiencing chest pains, say reports. | The right-wing US talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been taken to hospital in Hawaii after experiencing chest pains, say reports. |
| Hawaiian media said he was taken from the hotel, where he was staying while on holiday, in a serious condition. | |
| But a statement posted on Mr Limbaugh's website said he was now "resting comfortably" in hospital in Honolulu. | But a statement posted on Mr Limbaugh's website said he was now "resting comfortably" in hospital in Honolulu. |
| Mr Limbaugh, 58, is highly influential in the US and his radio show is one of the most popular in the country. | Mr Limbaugh, 58, is highly influential in the US and his radio show is one of the most popular in the country. |
| It is broadcast on some 600 radio stations across the country and heard by more than 14 million people every week. | It is broadcast on some 600 radio stations across the country and heard by more than 14 million people every week. |
| Mr Limbaugh, who is seen by some as as the unofficial voice of the US Republican party, has been a vocal critic of US President Barack Obama and is known for his fiery lambasting of Democratic politicians and policies. | Mr Limbaugh, who is seen by some as as the unofficial voice of the US Republican party, has been a vocal critic of US President Barack Obama and is known for his fiery lambasting of Democratic politicians and policies. |