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Haley Barbour is the former governor of Mississippi and the former chairman of the Republican Governor\u2019s Association. He also served as chairman of the Republican National Committee, leading the GOP to gain control of Congress for the first time in 40 years. POLITICO calls him \u201cthe most powerful Republican in politics.\u201d He was also widely praised for his handling of both the Gulf Oil Spill and Hurricane Katrina. One of the Republican Party\u2019s top political strategists, Barbour addresses elections, politics, Republican strategy, the economy, and other hot political topics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Haley Barbour is the former governor of Mississippi and the former chairman of the Republican Governor\u2019s Association. He also served as chairman of the Republican […]
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