With Binkly and Murkowski out of the race, VECO owner Bill Allen needs a new horse to back and it appears to be Tony Knowles.
A few of Bill Allen's closest friends have switched over to back a democrat. Unfortunate for Bill Allen, and unfortunate for Tony Knowles as well, just before the FBI raid, one of Bill's closest associates sent out an invitation for a fund raiser and invited a lot of friends of Ben Stevens, Carl Marrs and Bill Allen, to a fund-raiser for Tony Knowles. See below the invitation to a fund raiser for Tony Knowles at the home of Carl Marrs.

So who is Carl Marrs?
# Carl Marrs is the former president and chief executive of Cook Inlet Region Inc. (CIRI)

# CIRI is one of the companies to which the FBI went, seeking information about VECO and their inappropriate association with certain legislators. (click here to read the story)
http://www.adn.com/news/government/veco/story/8149379p-8041116c.html

# Carl Marrs is a business partner with Bill Allen in a company they co-own with other partners who were also served with warrants and searched.
# While Carl Marrs was president of CIRI, when CIRI paid Ben Stevens $270,000 in "consulting fees."

# Carl Marrs and VECO Owner Bill Allen have a well established track-record of backing the same candidates VECO backs.

See the origional email in PDF form here TonyKnowlesfundraiser.pdf

----- Original Message -----
*From:* Joy Marrs
*Sent:* Tuesday, September 05, 2006 1:07 PM
*Subject:* Don't forget this Thursday night!

Joy Marrs, Patti McGuire, Rosie Fletcher, Jana Hayenga, Jo Michalski,
Jeanie Penney, Bonnie Swanson and Marty Weeks invite you to join them at
a fundraising reception for Alaska's future Governor and First Lady Tony
& Susan Knowles

*Thursday, September 7, 2006* from *5:30--7:30pm*

at the home of *Mr. & Mrs. Carl Marrs* 2239 Sorbus Way

(From the intersection of Benson Blvd. & New Seward go east on Benson
Blvd. Left on Maplewood. Right at the Woodside East sign on Cimarron.
Left on Shepherdia. Right on Sorbus Way.)

*Please join us in supporting a Governor who:
*~ Works for kids, families and communities.
~ Believes Alaska can and should have the best schools in the nation.
~ Will always defend a woman's right to make her own reproductive decisions.

Suggested donation: $100 - $1,000 RSVP/Questions: 907.562.2006

*If you are unable to attend, you may donate online or call 562-2006.
Maximum allowable contribution per individual is $1,000 per calendar year.*

Paid for by Knowles for Governor, P.O. Box 201663, Anchorage, Alaska
99520-1627

Knowles for Governor
PO Box 201663
Anchorage, AK 99520