Alaska and Montana are not in the south but they definitely form part of the crimson tide of red states where Republicans are dominant.

When you have states like Alaska and Hawaii getting the lion's share of the pork and other states like Indiana on the bottom of the list, well, there needs to be a level playing field.

I have had extremely good relations with the United States and with both parties (Republicans and Democrats), and I hope to continue to have these good relations, which I, again repeating, do not consider to be mutually exclusive with having good relations with Venezuela or Ecuador or whichever country in South America.

President Obama and Secretary Duncan have made stronger teacher evaluation a key part of their education reform efforts. Under their signature plan, called 'Race to the Top,' states can win federal support for schools by improving teacher evaluations.

I came here to graduate, play for the Crimson Tide and be part of the alumni here and family and history that they've got here. So that's what I did, stay here with these guys.

He was definitely dominant on the mound today.