• The AP reports that the plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging the validity of the Walker/Mallott merger will not be appealing last Friday’s ruling that the Unity ticket is valid.

• The DSCC has released a new ad targeting U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan’s anti-choice stance and support to empower employers to deny coverage for birth control.

• Governor Sean Parnell’s lawyer as well as his policy director Randal Ruaro have used Sen. Mark Begich’s Jerry Active ad as one reason not to release documents pertaining to the Alaska National Guard scandal to Alexandra Gutierrez with APRN.

• KTVA’s 11 Daybreak interviewed U.S. Sen. Mark Begich during a live, sit-down chat about Syria, November’s ballot measures, attack ads and public debates.  According to KTVA, U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan has been invited to Daybreak, but hasn’t yet responded.

• Alaska’s polling issues have piqued interest in the UK. UK  Progressive has a piece written by Sam Wang that delved into the consistent problems pollsters have when trying to get an accurate portrayal of Alaska’s shifting political landscape.

• KTUU reports that during an interview, Sen. Lisa Murkowski chose to remain circumspect on who she supports in Alaska’s gubernatorial race. One potential reason–she hasn’t been asked by either ticket to do so.

• Cleveland.com  and The Washington Post reports that U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan attended a fundraiser at The Union Club in Ohio on the very day he opted out of an organized candidate forum in Alaska. American Bridge PAC has video of U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan at said fundraiser.

• A new Gallup poll released yesterday shows that Republican leaning Louisiana is now leaning Democratic in their U.S. Senate race. Could this leaning be copied in Alaska with Sen. Begich?

• Tubular vindication of the late Sen. Ted Stevens?

• It’s Official! Piers Morgan has joined forces with MailOnline, the word’s largest English language newspaper website, to become their editor-at-large and will focus on bringing analysis and commentary on stories that garner attention in the U.S.

• USA Today is reporting that Bill Simmons suspension with ESPN could lead to the demise of Nate Silver’s 538 website. Simmons was Silver’s biggest champion and Silver’s site is just not delivering the expected traffic.

• The first Alaska oil export in over a decade is being carried by a ConocoPhillips tanker making its way to South Korea where it’s due to arrive around October 10, 2014, per The Hill.

• Charles Bingham with the Alaska Commons writes that the U.S. Department of Transportation is starting a new Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Initiative whose aim will be to help states “determine what needs to be done to make conditions safer for walkers and bicyclists.”

• The Fairbanks News Miner has a piece about the two candidates duking it out over the Fairbanks City Council Seat F that was left vacant after John Eberhart was elected Mayor.

• Despite Sen. Mark Begich’s endorsement of Bill Walker for Governor, Walker declined to return the favor.

• Becky Bohrer with the AP has two articles about the Alaska gubernatorial debate last night. One involves the gas line and the second regarding the Minimum Wage ballot measure.

• The FreeBeacon has an audio clip from the Dave Stieren Show where Sen. Mark Begich admits he never personally received permission from the victims of Jerry Active for the ad that was run earlier this month.

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