Auction of Limbaugh letter to help Marine kids

[GreatAmerican]

<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/20/washington/20letter.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/20/washington/20letter.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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After Rush Limbaugh referred to Iraq war veterans critical of the war as “phony soldiers,” he received a letter of complaint signed by 41 Democratic senators. He decided to auction the letter, which he described as “this glittering jewel of colossal ignorance,” for charity, and he pledged to match the price, dollar for dollar.</p>

<p>On Thursday night, Mr. Limbaugh, the conservative radio talk show host, said he thought the letter would bring in as much as $1 million. He was wrong…

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