If all had gone according to plan, Bill Richardson would be at center stage in Washington, wheeling, dealing and glad-handing around the globe -- as president, or at least as secretary of state. But Richardson remains the Democratic governor of New Mexico, barreling across the vast high desert here, the wind howling and the sand flying as he races to build a legacy and rebuild his career. -SNIPRichardson is said to have been in contact with North Korean leaders after they launched a long-range missile earlier this month, but that is a subject he declined to discuss. "With these countries...