{"id":3197,"date":"2012-11-06T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3197"},"modified":"2012-11-06T09:22:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-06T09:22:00","slug":"america-votes-to-end-the-political-ads-and-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3197","title":{"rendered":"America Votes to End the Political Ads and Calls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb88834017c332391cd970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb88834017c332391cd970b\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"DSC_6517 - Version 22012-07-03-America Votes-election-day-\u00a9 2011 Penny Cherubino\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb88834017c332391cd970b-500wi\" alt=\"DSC_6517 - Version 22012-07-03-America Votes-election-day-\u00a9 2011 Penny Cherubino\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next time, let&#8217;s have a referendum on how long politicians can campaign, and a way to opt-out of ads, mail, and calls! Here&#8217;s the only help I could find, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stoppoliticalcalls.org\/index.php\" target=\"_self\">Stop Political Calls from Citizens for Civil Discourse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, this is also the last week to visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bpl.org\/exhibitions\/current-exhibitions\/america-votes\/\" target=\"_self\">America Votes exhibition<\/a> at the Boston Public Library&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.bpl.org\/\" target=\"_self\">Norman B. Leventhal Map Center<\/a> in Copley Square. The photo above was taken there.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? 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