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  • At issue is a state law that prevents political campaigns from using pre-recorded political messages - known as "robo-calls" - to contact New Hampshire residents on the national do-not-call list.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • At issue is a state law that prevents political campaigns from using pre-recorded political messages - known as "robo-calls" - to contact New Hampshire residents on the national do-not-call list.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • State Democratic Chairman Raymond Buckley said the party signed a consent agreement in which the state Attorney General's Office said that when the party made so-called "robo-calls" to households in then-state Rep. and future House speaker Bill O'Brien's district, it did not add the proper disclosure line, "Paid for by the New Hampshire Democratic Party."

    All Stories 2011

  • Most of the dirty dollars that will pour into the Wisconsin recall election of the Governor will pay for negative ads, fake mailings and robo-calls filled with misinformation, lies, and prevarications -- all courtesy of the Supreme Court's deleterious Citizens United ruling.

    Jim Worth: A Grass Root's Win in Wisconsin Jim Worth 2011

  • Most of the dirty dollars that will pour into the Wisconsin recall election of the Governor will pay for negative ads, fake mailings and robo-calls filled with misinformation, lies, and prevarications -- all courtesy of the Supreme Court's deleterious Citizens United ruling.

    Jim Worth: A Grass Root's Win in Wisconsin Jim Worth 2011

  • Klein plans to use automated robo-calls, “Astroturf” lobbying and computer-generated avatars to get out the vote.

    Think Progress » Corporation Runs For Maryland Congressional Seat To Protest SCOTUS Campaign Finance Decision 2010

  • A final rush of robo-calls, mailings and even a text message from President Barack Obama's campaign targeted voters in Brooklyn and Queens ahead of Tuesday's special election to pick a successor to Rep. Anthony Weiner .

    Democrats Boost Effort to Hold Seat Devlin Barrett 2011

  • We phoned the DNC several times yesterday to ask about the robo-calls but haven't heard back.

    Obama's Backup Plan? Jason L. Riley 2012

  • Received by numerous Republican activists a week ago, these robo-calls begin with a female narrator saying that the good ole boys in Columbia who oppose government transparency were “at it again.”

    Robo-Calls Linked? 2010

  • Nearly identical “robo-calls” made in a trio of S.C. State House races may be linked to unsolicited phone calls made in the race for Speaker of the House.

    Robo-Calls Linked? 2010

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