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Burr gets major boost from outside group in N.C. Senate race

By Gabby Morrongiello
Published September 1, 2016 8:38pm ET
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Burr gets major boost from outside group in N.C. Senate race
Senate Leadership Fund announced its plans to spend $8 million on television ads. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) | Jacquelyn Martin

North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr received a major boost in outside support on Thursday, after the Senate Leadership Fund announced its plans to spend $8 million on television ads in the Tar Heel State starting Sept. 13.

According to Roll Call, SLF will begin airing ads next week in North Carolina that will run through Election Day. The ads are intended to help Burr secure a strong lead over Democratic Congresswoman Deborah Ross, who is challenging him for his Senate seat.

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