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. This month we officially retire our long-running "New Mexico cockfighting" topic, with one last newsmaking blowout and thanks to the legislature for finally making it obsolete. Plus, Sen. Domenici zooms into fourth place on the Iglesias-firing brouhaha—what some folks won't do to rise on the list!
1. (#1 last month) Gov. Bill Richardson—5,407 hits (up)
2. (-) Fired US Attorney David Iglesias—3,857 hits*
3. (2) Gov. Bill Richardson + 2008—2,450 hits (down)
4. (6) Sen. Pete Domenici—2,283 hits (up)
5. (5) Gov. Bill Richardson + vice president—778 hits (up)
6. (4) Gov. Bill Richardson + New Hampshire—550 hits (down)
7. (3) Sen. Jeff Bingaman—494 hits (down)
8. (7) Virgin Galactic—468 hits (up)
9. (9) New Mexico illegal immigration—321 hits (down)
10. (8) New Mexico cockfighting—302 hits (down)
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