Candidates apologize for violating new Oregon law
By Associated PressPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The campaigns for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have apologized for violating a new Oregon law. It bans them from making automated phone calls to households on the federal no-call list. The Oregon attorney general got a few complaints about unsolicited automated calls made from the Clinton campaign. Clinton campaign spokesman Isaac Baker says the campaign relies on automated calls to tell people about events and to urge them to vote. Campaign officials agreed to stop making the "robo" calls after the attorney general informed them about the law that took effect January 1. Violating Oregon's law brings a maximum penalty of $5,000 per call. The calls could also backfire by angering voters.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) |
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August 8, 2008
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