GOP Will Pay $135K To Settle Phone-Jamming Suit...

Associated Press DAVID TIRRELL-WYSOCKI December 2, 2006 07:16 PM

State and national Republicans will pay $135,000 to settle a suit involving a scheme to jam Democratic get-out-the-vote calls on Election Day 2002, officials said Saturday.
"Although we believed our case was very strong, the cost of the trial as well as expected appeals by the New Hampshire Democratic Party would have easily matched or exceeded the present value of the settlement," state Republican Chairman Wayne Semprini said.

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