While Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) may be on trial for allegedly accepting gifts from oil giant VECO, there are other reasons Alaskans should be concerned about the work Stevens is doing when he's away in Washington. 

Public Campaign Action Fund's Campaign Money Watch has released a new television ad about Stevens' campaign contributions from the pharmaceutical industry and how he carries water for them in the Senate. 

The ad will be airing statewide in Alaska and is just the first in a campaign planned for the fall. Click here [1] to view the validation and here [1] to read the press release.