Bill Richardson
Governor of New Mexico, the 60 year old Bill Richardson, graduated from Tufts' Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
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Senate confirms Locke to Commerce
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Jonathan Richards: Wrestling with Demons
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New Mexico Repeals Death Penalty
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Richardson does right
March 20, 2009
From Los Angeles TimesNew Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has had his share of setbacks recently. He ran for president and never came close. Then he was considered... more
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N.M. repeals death penalty
March 19, 2009
From Los Angeles TimesGov. Bill Richardson signed legislation Wednesday repealing New Mexico's death penalty, making it the second state to ban executions since... more
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Obama Taps First Responders
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Gary Locke introduced by Obama as choice for Commerce secretary
| February 26, 2009
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Obama nominates ex-Gov. Locke to head Commerce
| February 26, 2009
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Locke Will Be Named to Commerce Weds.
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Obama's Commerce Sec'y: Gary Locke
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About Bill Richardson
Current job: Governor of New Mexico since 2003
Previous jobs: Congressman, 1982-97; U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, 1997-98; U.S. secretary of Energy, 1998-2001
Education: Tufts University, B.A., 1970; Tufts' Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, M.A., 1971
Noteworthy: During his 2002 campaign for governor, Richardson set a world record by shaking 13,392 hands in an eight-hour period.
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