Forget about campaign posters, or emails, or leaflets, or door-to-door canvassing. The last two weeks of this election season, as one Ohio congressman put it, are going to be all about “robo-mania.” ...

On Friday, a Democratic officeholder in Minnesota said he received one type of these so-called “robo calls” — this one featuring a live person – and tracked it back to a company owned by a prominent ...

Rachel’s back, and this time, she’s brought her friends. Despite ongoing efforts by the Federal Trade Commission, complaints about robo-calls — from “Rachel from Card Services” and other automated ...

Remember when we thought putting our numbers on the Do Not Call List would actually insulate us from those harassing phone calls. Not only did that not happen, we now have to contend with a growing ...

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, responding to an automated "robo-call" released Monday in Florida by the presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain said in a press release, "It's ironic that ...

Some Chicago area residents received a robo call during their Thanksgiving dinner of the Rev. Jesse Jackson urging them to attend the Black Friday protests. The call, paid for by the Chicago Teachers ...

LITTLE ROCK — People without a vehicle are being called about extended warranties. People without credit cards are being called about reducing their interest rates. And even if you have a car or a ...

Schools in at least 10 different states have reported robo-call bomb threats Monday. According to a KCRG-TV report, three schools in Iowa have been affected. Other states with schools reporting bomb ...

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IT SEEMS AS if we only just got the telemarketer nuisance under control, those unsolicited calls from insistent salespeople offering deals too good to pass up. State and federal regulations curtailed ...