>> bret: now fresh pickss from the political grapevine. eight companies say they yanked advertising from the rush limbaugh show after calling a law student a slut and prostitute and then apologized. today limbaugh denied any loss of sponsors saying his show is doing just fine. two companies specializing in online dating they say want to purchase any available ad time on rush's show. now, limbaugh is touting a backlash to the backlash. the conservative post is getting support from unlikely source. liberal counterpart, bill maher who tweeted, "hate to defend rush limbaugh but he apologized. liberals looking bad not accepting. also hate intimidation by sponsor pullout." audit finds that part of an $11 million stimulus grant to the city of detroit actually only helped two people. detroit news reports the money was supposed to provide low income job seekers with business attire for interviews.