States try to pull plug on 'robo-calls'
Millions of automated political pitches tie up Americans' phones
By Dennis Cauchon
USA TODAY

States are trying to disconnect computer-generated political calls that are flooding the nation's households at election time.

More than 5 million automated "robo-calls" have been made to potential voters in early primary states. The number of robo-calls could run into the hundreds of millions this election year as the political parties battle for control of the White House, Congress and state governments.
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