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        September 9, 2016 -
        
  
        Conservative political operatives who launched a widely condemned attack on a sitting North Carolina Supreme Court justice two years ago have returned to political spending, channeling nearly half a million dollars into ads backing state Senate Republicans. 
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        November 21, 2014 -
        
  
        Independent spending continues to grow in North Carolina politics, topping $9 million in 2014. But the groups involved and the way the money is spent is evolving, reshaping the state's political landscape.