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. Governor, those footsteps you hear are Sen. Domenici gaining on you in news coverage! Not to worry, though—mentions of Richardson and New Hampshire are surging.
1. (#1 last month) Gov. Bill Richardson—956 hits (down)
2. (2) Sen. Pete Domenici—912 hits (up)
3. (3) Sen. Jeff Bingaman—581 hits (up)
4. (4) Gov. Bill Richardson + 2008—319 hits (up)
5. (8) Gov. Bill Richardson + New Hampshire—248 hits (up)
6. (7) New Mexico cockfighting—76 hits (up)
7. (6) Billy the Kid—51 hits (down)
8. (5) NM Rep. Steve Pearce—30 (down)
9. (9) Otero Mesa—7 hits (down)
10. (-) New Mexico + "battleground state"—4 hits (down)
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Teaching Outside the Box
July 2005
