The Richardson File: The Santa Fe New Mexican follows the governor's campaign for president

Where's Bill?

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Richardson's campaign timeline

2008

Jan. 3: Richardson wins 2 percent of the delegates in the Iowa caucus, coming in a distant fourth, and vows to go on to New Hampshire.

Jan. 8: Richardson wins 5 percent of the vote in the New Hampshire primary, again coming in a distant fourth. Richardson vows to go on to Nevada and other Western states.

Jan. 10: Richardson withdraws from presidential race, citing poor showings in the early primaries and a lack of money.

2007

Jan. 21: On ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos, Gov. Bill Richardson makes his long-anticipated announcement that he’ll form exploratory committee to run for president.

Feb. 16: At fundraiser at Sandia Resort & Casino, Richardson raises $2 million, mainly from New Mexico supporters. By the end of the year, he will have raised at least $5 million from New Mexicans.

See the rest of Richardson's campaign timeline

State of the State: Governor anticipates big debate over health care bill

Governor anticipates big debate over health care bill

Gov. Bill Richardson is back and so is the Legislature.

Lawmakers convene today for a 30-day session, and the governor will map out his priorities during a State of the State speech to a joint meeting of the House and Senate.

Richardson said his speech will have a simple message for legislators: "Health care. Health care. Health care."

"It's going to be an address saying that we have a responsibility in this Legislature, with the governor, to produce universal health care for every New Mexican and to start it with a comprehensive bill — not piecemeal," Richardson said.

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Good will greets Richardson, but expect battles on health care, ethics reform

With his presidential campaign over and New Mexico's Legislature coming to town this week, Gov. Bill Richardson has to think more about Michael Sanchez than Pervez Musharraf, more about escalating his forces in the Roundhouse than pulling troops out of Iraq.

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