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In this photograph provided by "Meet the Press," Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour appears on "Meet the Press'" Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at the NBC studios in Washington.

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell, hugs his wife, Maureen, right, as he talks to Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, left, in McDonnell's suite as he waits for election returns in Richmond, Va. , Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. McDonnell is running against Democrat Creigh Deeds.

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In this Oct. 11, 2009 photo, actor Morgan Freeman, right, and his business partner Bill Luckett are shown during an interview at Ground Zero Blues Club, in Clarksdale, Miss.

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FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2009 file photo Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb. , second from left, talks about health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington with, from left, Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H. , Johanns, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. , Vermont Gov. James Douglas, and Mississippi Gov.

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FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2009 file photo Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb. , second from left, talks about health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington with, from left, Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H. , Johanns, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. , Vermont Gov. James Douglas, and Mississippi Gov.

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FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2009 file photo Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb. , second from left, talks about health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington with, from left, Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H. , Johanns, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. , Vermont Gov. James Douglas, and Mississippi Gov.

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Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb. , second from left, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, Joining him, from left are, Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H. , Johanns, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. , Vermont Gov. James Douglas, and Mississippi Gov.

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Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, R-Miss. , accompanied Gov. James Douglas, R-Vt. , left, and Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb. , gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.

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West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin III, right, listens along with Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, second from right, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, second from left, and Georgia Gov.

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House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, center; accompanied by, from left, Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind. ; Rep. Mary Fallin, R-Okla. , House Republican Whip Eric Cantor of Va. , Mississippi Gov.

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Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, second from right, accompanied by, from left, Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind. ; House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio; and House Republican Whip Eric Cantor of Va. , speaks to the media following their meeting on Capitol Hill in...

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House Republican Whip Eric Cantor of Va. , second from right, accompanied by, from left, Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind. ; House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio; Rep. Mary Fallin, R-Okla. , and Mississippi Gov.

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Republican Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi, listens to a discussion on emergency preparedness at the National Governors Association convention Sunday, July 19, 2009, in Biloxi, Miss.

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In this photo taken on Friday, July 17, 2009, Leon Balius, 62, holds a photograph of the Hurricane Katrina destroyed Fleur De Lis Society's building, in the Point Cadet neighborhood of Biloxi, Miss.

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In this photo taken on Friday, July 17, 2009, empty lots, fragmented house foundations, "for sale" signs and address signs are among the sparse indications that a community existed in this Point Cadet neighborhood of Biloxi, Miss. Gov.

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In this photo taken on Friday, July 17, 2009, a Katrina damaged steeple from the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum sits away from the trailer that now takes the place of the building that was destroyed in the hurricane in the Point Cadet neighborhood of Biloxi, Miss.

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In this photo taken on Friday, July 17, 2009, a passenger bus that runs the casino route rolls past empty lots, fragmented house foundations, "for sale" signs and a few rebuilt homes in what used to be the thriving Point Cadet neighborhood of Biloxi, Miss. Gov.

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Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, at a Republican Party fundraising dinner in Bedford, N.H. , Wednesday, June 24, 2009.

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FILE - In this Jan. 3, 1997 file photo, then-Republican National Committee Chairman Haley Barbour listens to a question during a news conference at RNC headquarters in Washington.

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FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2008 file photo, Mississippi Gov.

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FILE - In this May 7, 2008 file photo, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour speaks to business and governmental leaders at the annual Mississippi Economic Council meeting in Jackson, Miss.

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FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2009 file photo, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour talks with reporters during a news conference in Jackson, Miss.

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FILE - In this March 23, 2009 file photo, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss.

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GLENDORA, MS - MAY 7: Melanie Scooter, who cuts hair in her home to earn money, stands outside a store May 7, 2009 in Glendora, Mississippi. The highly impoverished rural town has very few jobs and no public transportation.

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MARKS, MS - MAY 7: Unemployed handyman Napoleon Leonard cooks a pot of squirrel soup on his makeshift stove at the spot where his house once stood before it was destroyed by fire May 7, 2009 in Marks, Mississippi.