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. Only Gov. Richardson's 2008 ambitions boost
our news numbers in an otherwise down month:
1. (3) Gov. Bill Richardson—1,350 hits (up)
2. (2) Sen. Pete Domenici—759 hits (down)
3. (9) Gov. Bill Richardson + 2008—486 hits (up)
4. (4) Virgin Galactic—331 hits (down)
5. (#1 last month) Sen. Jeff Bingaman—324 hits (down)
6. (10) New Mexico illegal immigration—280 hits (up)
7. (5) X Prize—215 hits (down)
8. (6) New Mexico spaceport—205 hits (down)
9. (7) Richard Branson + New Mexico—177 hits (down)
10. (-) Gov. Bill Richardson + New Hampshire—162 hits (up)
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