Buoyed by humor, resume, Richardson keeps looking up

“New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is a man in motion.

His hands never stop moving when he makes a point about Iraq. His body sways as he talks about energy policy. His face contorts with each mention of President Bush.

Now Richardson is trying to move in a different direction: up - as in up from fourth place in most of the Democratic polls.”

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