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<p>Gov.-elect Haley Barbour doesn't take office until Jan. 13, but he is already trying to make good on a campaign promise.</p> <p>Barbour on Wednesday announced details of a job creation summit in Jackson Dec. 15-16.</p> <p>White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card and Federal Express CEO Fred Smith, a Marks native, are the keynote speakers for the summit, which will bring together business, higher education and political leaders to develop plans to spark Mississippi's economy.</p>

<p>Hometown: Monroeville, Ala.</p> <p>Marsha Barbour joined her husband in the spotlight sometimes reluctantly after he started an emotionally and physically trying campaign that led to the defeat of Gov. Ronnie Musgrove.</p> <p>Marsha Barbour, wife of Gov.-elect Haley Barbour, will be first lady in a state whose current governor has been divorced for two years. She has alluded to ideological differences with her husband but won't elaborate on what they are.</p>