Sentences with phrase «with robocalls»

After declining the offer, DiMarzio targeted her with robocalls as she ran for reelection against Republican challenger Anthony Nunziato in 2008, saying she did not have Catholic values, Markey said.

And he has been responding with robocalls that cast the PAC as a «single - issue, out - of - state» organization.

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, who expressed his dismay over a robocall for Senate candidate Mark Levine that mentioned the Times endorsement but neglected to note it was Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, not Levine, who got the paper's nod, is retaliating with a robocall of his own.

New York lawmakers being hit with the robocall are Staten Island's Michael Grimm, Nan Hayworth of the Hudson Valley, the Capital Region's Chris Gibson, Richard Hanna and Ann Marie Buerkle.

West is trying to put to rest the fight out in NY - 26 over which candidate can legitimately claim the Tea Party mantle, coming down squarely on the side of Assemblywoman Jane Cowin with a robocall that is being sent to about 30,000 households across the district.

Nelnet paid out $ 1.2 million last year for illegal collection efforts with robocall.

Not exact matches

Finally, never speak on a call with a robotic voice at the other end — this will confirm to the computer that it's reached a valid number, according to The Verge's guide on how to stop robocalls.

With 2.5 billion robocalls impacting phone users in April alone, Moneyish's Nicole Lyn Pesce joins Catey Hill and Quentin Fottrell to explain the sudden surge in spam calls blowing up our phones.

The challenge for dealing with intrusive robocalls is finding a way to limit the ubiquitous scams while not adding legitimate uses to the rogue's gallery of con artists.

With the race for the Conservative Party nomination in Calgary - Signal Hill in less than 10 days, the Rob Anders campaign has broadcast a new robocall praising the incumbent MP for decreasing the federal Goods and Services Tax.

The robocall coincides with the launch of a new attack website – ronlieperttruth.com — which accuses Mr. Liepert of being «a tax - and - spend liberal.»

Very different from robocalls because the voter talks with a real human.

With that in mind, I'm pleased to present a couple of recent examples of robocalls working against campaigns in New Hampshire.

Hanna, along with more than 40 other legislators from both parties, was the target of a robocall campaign by Koch, which started this week.

At the same time, there has been a nationalized push on the race, with Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee and Emily's List becoming involved as well as former Vice President Joe Biden recording a robocall.

According to this reader, the robocall asked that anyone with additional information about Arroyo or any other «corrupt» pol press one to be connected directly with the commission.

The news of the robocall comes almost simultaneously with word that Owens, like Democrat Dan Maffei in central New York, has filed a court order to impound ballots ahead of tomorrow's vote — a sign that the race against Republican Matt Doheny will be as close as the public polls have suggested.

Well, of course — robocalls are an accepted political marketing tool, but very few people are spamming voters with unsolicited emails.

Long announced Sunday she was filing a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission alleging that the robocall violated the law.

Sources familiar with the calls say instrumental to having them recorded was Bronx Democratic Assemblyman Michael Blake, who in April was able to aid Kaminsky's special election bid with a similar Obama robocall in April.

«Hi this is President Bill Clinton I'm calling to urge you to vote for my friend Congressman Charlie Rangel on Tuesday June 24th, Charlie is the only candidate with a proven track record of delivering results on the economy, he's a fighter for good jobs, successful small businesses and working families, he has been for 40 years now,» Clinton says in the robocall.

Republican Senate candidates Wendy Long and Bob Turner opened up a new fissure in the primary race on Sunday, with the Long campaign filing a complaint over a robocall from ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani made on behalf of Turner.

The ones from real people are bad enough, but robocalls were clearly invented by someone with a deep hatred of the human race.

He made no personal appearances and recorded no ads or robocalls, giving himself a lot of wiggle room should any of his chosen candidates fail to pass muster with voters.

I just read an article about someone who sued a company with help of a lawyer from Lemberg Law because of this robocall problem.

But the push for having students opt out has been statewide, with the New York State United Teachers union and the other education groups allied with NYSUT robocalling parents urging them to not have their students take the tests.

Two super PACs spent a combined $ 654,000 in late October and early November 2012 on TV ad buys, mailers, robocalls and polling, with much of it directly benefiting Tkaczyk.

State Chairman Ed Cox did have the «Take Back New York» bus (with its Tennessee plates), and some robocalls.

Talkingpointsmemo.com, a liberal - leaning blog, is chockablock with stories about robocalls sponsored by the National Republican Campaign Committee.

The DCCC has been dogging Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle for months now with a combination of robocalls, billboards, radio spots and gas station advertising.

Washington (CNN)-- Republican Brian Murphy is heading into Tuesday's GOP gubernatorial primary in Maryland with a last minute robocall from conservative star Sarah Palin.

Democratic Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, who made robocalls opposing the Trump tax plan last month, said after the ceremony that he looked forward to a partnership with Curran.

Meanwhile, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee went on the offensive with email blasts and robocalls targeting state Republicans.

The candidates rolled out major endorsements in the race's final days with President Barack Obama recording a robocall for Kaminsky, citing his support for raising the minimum wage and providing paid family leave for all New Yorkers.

Ellmers got a late boost over the weekend with an endorsement from Donald Trump, who recorded a robocall on her behalf.

Teachout declined to say whether she would be willing to appear publicly with Cuomo or accept any campaign assistance he might offer in the form of TV ads, robocalls, etc., saying only: «We'll address those issues when they come up.»

In an aggressive move against testing, the New York State United Teachers union started robocalling members Thursday with a reminder they can have their children refuse next week's state exams.

The union also recorded robocalls with former Common Council President George K. Arthur and Eva M. Doyle — a prominent writer, historian and former teacher — encouraging people in the Central District to vote for their favored candidate, Paulette Woods.

Citizens United Political Victory Fund, the political action committee affiliated with the group Citizens United, said today it will pay for the robocalls in support of Tenney's campaign.

In recent days, about 15,000 Chinese residents in Queens have received 40 - second robocalls from Koo, telling them in Mandarin to vote for Robert Beltrani, who is running for Queens Supreme Court justice with the backing of Queens GOP chairman Phil Ragusa.

Whether tests are designed by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SCAC) or the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), schools nationwide are most likely beginning those additional meetings, signing legal documents full of security warnings, and sending out robocalls with such sage wisdom as «Get sleep.»

Not only does the DOE have robocalls dialing our land - line, urging me to run (obviously, not me specifically; they're calling everyone with a child in the public school system), but my friends have also gotten into the act.

«In an aggressive move against testing, the New York State United Teachers union started robocalling members Thursday with a reminder they can have their children refuse next week's state exams.

These include sample copy for recruitment flyers; recruitment postcards; scripts for robocalls; talking points for teachers to us for individual students and with parents; scripts for phone calls with parents; copy for emails and promotional activities; talking points for district personnel to explain the program, and more.

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission and the Florida Office of the Attorney General, a federal district court judge has entered eight orders against an intertwined web of Orlando - based individuals and companies that bombarded consumers with illegal robocalls from «Card Member Services,» pitching worthless credit card interest rate reduction programs.

In one instance, DeMuth received a robocall and told the caller that he spoke with Navient yesterday and to stop calling him (DeMuth) and his cosigner.

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Mosley was dealing with the now notorious robocall scandal that afflicted the last federal election.

To provide an answer to the titled question, this month Lawyer Monthly reached out to the Law Offices of Scott Warmuth, where Attorney Nathaniel Clark explains, with a complex court judgment as the foundation, the ins and outs of autodialing and robocalls in the US.