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Haley Barbour, Republican

Current office: Governor

Birth place: Yazoo City, MS (10/22/1947)
Home city: Yazoo City, MS

Education: JD, University of Mississippi, 1973.

Profession: Chair/Chief Executive Officer/Founder, Barbour Griffith & Rogers Director, White House Office of Political Affairs, President Ronald Reagan..

Political: Governor, State of Mississippi, 2003-present Chair, Republican National Committee, 1993-1997 Candidate, United States Senate, 1982.

Membership: Founder, Governor’s Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding, and Renewal. Chair, Bush for President Campaign Advisory Committee, 2000 Member, Governor Bush's National Presidential Exploratory Committee, 1999 Deacon, First Presbyterian Church of Yazoo City.

First elected: 11/04/2003
Last elected: 11/06/2007

Family: Wife: Marsha; 2 Children.


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George Talbot column: Bill Johnson launches bid for Alabama governor

Mobile Press-Register 8.12.09 1:01 AM | It looks better in hindsight, but the story goes that Gov. Bob Riley's 2006 re-election campaign was in trouble. The governor had won the Republican Party's nomination that June, capturing a...
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Drake joins quest for governorship

The State 8.12.09 12:43 AM | Dwight Drake, a lobbyist and former staffer for Gov. Dick Riley, Tuesday joined the race for the Democratic nomination for governor. >Drake, 64, is a fixture in Columbia politics. Earlier this...
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health care debate spans the nation

Clarion Ledger 8.11.09 11:18 PM | Braced for a fight he never got, President Barack Obama went on the offensive in support of his health care plan Tuesday, urging a town hall audience in Portsmouth, N.H., not to listen to those who...
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MS: Group- Barbour should appoint black judge

sunherald.com 8.11.09 8:11 AM | The conviction of Hinds County Judge Bobby DeLaughter will give Gov. Haley Barbour an opportunity to appoint a black attorney to the bench, a lawyer's group said.
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GOP governors sidestep Palin 'death panel' comments

USA Today 8.10.09 8:39 PM | Republican governors said Monday that Americans are justifiably frightened by health care proposals but stopped short of embracing ...
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Lingle weighs in on health care at governors association retreat

Honolulu Advertiser 8.10.09 7:29 PM | NEW YORK -- Republican governors said Monday that Americans are justifiably frightened by health care proposals but stopped short of embracing Sarah Palin's suggestion that President Obama would...
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State's Big 3 should meet public demand

Hattiesburg American 8.9.09 11:00 PM | Southern Miss men's basketball coach Larry Eustachy says that rather than be paranoid about losing their jobs, coaches should be grateful for the fame and fortune college sports have given them and...
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He's on the trail and traveling light

Minneapolis Star Tribune 8.9.09 10:15 PM | Tim Pawlenty's political organization is ad hoc so far. But he's getting his name out where it matters as a lower-key, fresh face in the GOP.
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Republicans banking on 2012

Philadelphia Inquirer 8.9.09 8:07 AM | While hundreds of millions of dollars are spent in battles over President Barack Obama's ambitious legislative agenda in Washington, underneath the radar some of the Republican Party's next best...
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School districts prepare for cuts

Clarion Ledger 8.9.09 12:36 AM | School districts, still reeling from mid-year budget cuts last year, are readying for a potential repeat this fiscal year.
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