The Tumbleweeds Top 10
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. With only 85 hits, the new name for the project formerly known as the Southwest Regional Spaceport—"Spaceport America"—didn't crack the list. That darned Middle East war must have stolen its headlines. . . .
- (#1 last month) New Mexico Border Patrol--1,280 hits (down)
- (2) Gov. Bill Richardson--1,020 hits (down)
- (5) Sen. Pete Domenici--925 hits (up)
- (3) New Mexico illegal immigration--694 hits (down)
- (4) Sen. Jeff Bingaman--338 hits (down)
- (6) Gov. Bill Richardson + 2008--224 hits (down)
- (-) New Mexico spaceport--200 hits (up)
- (10) X Prize--199 hits (up)
- (9) Virgin Galactic--196 hits (up)
- (7) New Mexico minimum wage--175 hits (down)
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