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Webcast: Federal Trade Commission Asking Public to Help Stop Robo-Calls

By: Ron Rosseau and Monica Tassoni

Updated: January 3, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission wants your help to stop robo-calls.

The government agency is offering cash in a new contest that's open to the public.

The winning submission gets $50,000 and a trip to Washington to present the solution.

More than 2,030 proposals are already being considered.

There are still a couple of weeks before the deadline and officials of the federal agency will announce the winner April 15.

For more headlines and weather, watch the embedded webcast.

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