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The top GOP moments in 2012: The 'slut'-shaming of Sandra Fluke

Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke came under conservative crossfire after she gave Congressional testimony earlier this year on access to birth control.
Rush Limbaugh (Photo by Ron Edmonds/AP)
Rush Limbaugh

Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke came under conservative crossfire after she gave Congressional testimony earlier this year on access to birth control. Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh branded her a "slut" after she described her experience of being a student at a religiously-affiliated school whose insurance coverage did not pay for contraception. Fluke received support from Democrats, including President Obama, while Limbaugh lost several national advertisers. The shock jock eventually apologized.

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