Who and what's been making news from New Mexico this past month, as measured by mentions in Google News (news.google.com), which tracks 4,500 worldwide news sources (trends noted are vs. last month's total hits; * indicates new to the list). Number in parenthesis indicates last month's Top 10 rank. Cockfighting (see story in this issue) jumps into the headlines along with state politicos and Otero Mesa (see Ramblin' Outdoors column in this issue).
1. (#1 last month) Gov. Bill Richardson--1,210 hits (up)
2. (4) Sen. Pete Domenici--644 hits (up)
3. (3) Sen. Jeff Bingaman--497 hits (up)
4. (2) Geronimo--266 hits (down)
5. (9) New Mexico cockfighting--253 hits (up)
6. (10) Otero Mesa--160 hits (up)
7. (6) Gov. Bill Richardson + 2008--157 hits (up)
8. (7) Billy the Kid--89 hits (up)
9. (8) New Mexico + "battleground state"--79 hits (up)
10. (10) NM Rep. Steve Pearce--36 (up)
Read more Tumbleweeds this month:
A Wing and A Prayer
Playbill of Fare
March 2005
