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Palm Beach County Circuit Court Judge David Crow ruled today that prosecutors may subpoena Rush Limbaugh's doctors as part of their investigation into alleged «doctor shopping» by Limbaugh, who has admitted that he was addicted to prescription painkillers and has already voluntarily completed a 30-day inpatient rehabilitation program. The judge limited the scope of prosecutors questions, prohibiting their asking questions about Limbaugh's medical condition or any confidential discussions between the doctors and Limbaugh. The state has been investigating Limbaugh for two years in an unusually agressive prosecution that many believe is politically motivated.

«. . . The state's interrogation of [Limbaugh's] physicians shall not include 'discussion of the medical condition of the patient and any information disclosed to the healthcare practitioner by the patient in the course of the care and treatment of the patient,' » Crow wrote, citing a state statute.

Judge limits Limbaugh inquiry

Radio company Clear Channel is in talks with Yahoo and Apple and has held talks with Microsoft to open up an online distribution channel for its programs. Clear Channel is also working on plans with major cellular providers to begin offering local traffic and weather updates to cell phones in 2006. Clear Channel owns Premiere Radio Networks which features shows such as the Rush Limbaugh Show, The Dr. Laura Program, Matt Drudge and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.

The head of radio's largest company also said that it is having conversations with all the major U.S. cellular providers. CC aims to deliver local traffic and weather updates to cellphones in the U.S. as early as next year, Reuters reported. Tests of the service could begin soon.

Clear Channel In Distribution Talks With Apple, Yahoo

The Sean Hannity Show and the Michael Medved Show joined the lineup on the News Talk 590 KTIE-AM Monday. «The Sean Hannity Show,» airs 8:00 - 11:00 p.m and «The Michael Medved Show» airs from 12 noon - 3:00 p.m. California's Inland Empire is now being Hannitized, and, um...Medvedated?

«We're very excited about becoming the Inland Empire home for two of the country's top conservative voices,» said Fahy. «Sean Hannity's bold, thought-provoking insights and Michael Medved's moral cultural and political commentary are a welcome addition to News Talk 590 KTIE-AM.»

Effective November 28, the News Talk 590 KTIE-AM line-up is: «The Larry Marino Show,» 5:00 - 6:00 a.m.; «The Laura Ingraham Show,» 6:00 - 9:00 a.m.; «The Dennis Prager Show,» 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon; «The Michael Medved Show,» 12 noon - 3:00 p.m.; «The Hugh Hewitt Show,» 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.; «The Michael Savage Show,» 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.; and «The Sean Hannity Show,» 8:00 - 11:00 p.m.

Sean Hannity and Michael Medved Shows Come to News Talk 590 KTIE-AM

Premiere Radio Networks will begin offering 60-second video segments to Rush 24/7 subscribers starting December 12. The videos of Rush's «Morning Update» will be viewable on the subscribers computer or video iPOD.

Premiere says it already delivers nearly one million broadcast hours of Rush Limbaugh podcasts each week directly to subscribers.

Premiere Offers Limbaugh Videos Via iPod

Digital Goddess Kim Komando, the techie queen of the airwaves, explains rootkits - what they are, why they are such a threat and how you can try to detect and defeat them. Komando is the host of the popular number 9 radio talk show (and number 1 for weekend talk). Rootkits have come to the forefront recently as a result of their use by Sony BMG Music to add invisible, unremovable copy protection to CDs, which in the process exposed millions of users computers to a potentially very virus and hacking threat.

From Komando.com:

A rootkit is not a virus. Rather, it is a small program that burrows into the most basic, most powerful level of Windows. It can then tell Windows it is not there. That makes it impossible for anti-virus and anti-spyware programs to find it.

Komando.com, Website for The Kim Komando Radio Show®, Tip of the Day