New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, center, meets with North Korean Minister Kim Myong Gil, right, and advisor to the Governor, K.A, Tony Namung at the Governor's Mansion in Santa Fe, N.M. on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Richardson says his meeting with a delegation of North Korean diplomats is a "hopeful sign" of improving relations with the reclusive nation. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, center, meets with North Korean Minister Kim Myong Gil, right, and advisor to the Governor, K.A, Tony Namung at the Governor's Mansion in Santa Fe, N.M. on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Richardson says his meeting with a delegation of North Korean diplomats is a "hopeful sign" of improving relations with the reclusive nation.

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  1. MOJAVE, CA - DECEMBER 7: Sir Richard Branson (L) watches New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) perform the christening as Virgin Galactic unveils its new SpaceShipTwo spacecraft at the Mojave Spaceport on December 7, 2009 near Mojave, California. The eight-person VSS Enterprise, named after the Star Trek ship of the same name, is the first of a series of space-planes for customers of Virgin Galactic who have paid around $200,000 for a suborbital flight into space. British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson is financing the spacecraft and aerospace designer Burt Rutan is building it through The Spaceship Company, a joint venture of Scaled Composites and Virgin Group.
  2. Hewlett-Packard Co. president and chief executive officer Mark Hurd, left, and Gov. Bill Richardson prepare to cut the ribbon outside HP's new customer service and technical support center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. The state invested millions of dollars in the way of capital outlay funds, tax incentives and job training to attract HP to New Mexico.
  3. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 09: Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson (R) addresses the NDN, a think tank, as Chair of the Latin America Policy Initiative of NDN Nelson Cunningham (L) listens October 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Richardson spoke on his resent trip to Cuba and U.S.-Latin American relations.

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  1. MOJAVE, CA - DECEMBER 7: Sir Richard Branson (L) watches New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) perform the christening as Virgin Galactic unveils its new SpaceShipTwo spacecraft at the Mojave Spaceport on December 7, 2009 near Mojave, California. The eight-person VSS Enterprise, named after the Star Trek ship of the same name, is the first of a series of space-planes for customers of Virgin Galactic who have paid around $200,000 for a suborbital flight into space. British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson is financing the spacecraft and aerospace designer Burt Rutan is building it through The Spaceship Company, a joint venture of Scaled Composites and Virgin Group.
  2. MOJAVE, CA - DECEMBER 7: New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson speaks as Virgin Galactic unveils its new SpaceShipTwo spacecraft at the Mojave Spaceport on December 7, 2009 near Mojave, California. The eight-person VSS Enterprise, named after the Star Trek ship of the same name, is the first of a series of space-planes for customers of Virgin Galactic who have paid around $200,000 for a suborbital flight into space. British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson is financing the spacecraft and aerospace designer Burt Rutan is building it through The Spaceship Company, a joint venture of Scaled Composites and Virgin Group.
  3. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 09: Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson (R) addresses the NDN, a think tank, as Chair of the Latin America Policy Initiative of NDN Nelson Cunningham (L) listens October 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Richardson spoke on his resent trip to Cuba and U.S.-Latin American relations.
  4. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 09: Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson (R) addresses the NDN, a think tank, as Chair of the Latin America Policy Initiative of NDN Nelson Cunningham (L) listens October 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Richardson spoke on his resent trip to Cuba and U.S.-Latin American relations.
  5. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 09: Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson addresses the NDN, a think tank, October 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Richardson spoke on his resent trip to Cuba and U.S.-Latin American relations.
  6. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 09: Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson (R) addresses the NDN, a think tank, as Chair of the Latin America Policy Initiative of NDN Nelson Cunningham (L) listens October 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Richardson spoke on his resent trip to Cuba and U.S.-Latin American relations.
  7. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 09: Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson addresses the NDN, a think tank, October 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Richardson spoke on his resent trip to Cuba and U.S.-Latin American relations.
  8. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 09: Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson (R) addresses the NDN, a think tank, as Chair of the Latin America Policy Initiative of NDN Nelson Cunningham (L) listens October 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Richardson spoke on his resent trip to Cuba and U.S.-Latin American relations.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 09: Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson addresses the NDN, a think tank, October 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Richardson spoke on his resent trip to Cuba and U.S.-Latin American relations.
  10. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 09: Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson addresses the NDN, a think tank, October 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Richardson spoke on his resent trip to Cuba and U.S.-Latin American relations.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 09: Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson addresses the NDN, a think tank, October 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Richardson spoke on his resent trip to Cuba and U.S.-Latin American relations.
  12. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 09: Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson addresses the NDN, a think tank, October 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Richardson spoke on his resent trip to Cuba and U.S.-Latin American relations.
  13. Hewlett-Packard Co. president and chief executive officer Mark Hurd, left, and Gov. Bill Richardson prepare to cut the ribbon outside HP's new customer service and technical support center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. The state invested millions of dollars in the way of capital outlay funds, tax incentives and job training to attract HP to New Mexico.

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