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Taco Bell has pulled its commercials from MTV's controversial teen drama "Skins."

Here's a message TV viewers may not want to mute: The days of getting blasted out of one's easy chair by blaring TV commercials may soon be over. The House on Thursday passed a bill that would prevent advertisers from abruptly raising the volume to catch the attention of viewers wandering off when regular programming is interrupted.

And now, a word from our sponsors. A very brief word. TV commercials are shrinking along with attention spans and advertising budgets.