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. Domenici's Iraq wavering grabs headlines, while Gov. Bill's 2008 bid gathers steam.
1. (#1 last month) Gov. Bill Richardson — 6,167 hits (up)
2. (6) Sen. Pete Domenici — 3,105 hits (up)
3. (-) Sen. Pete Domenici + Iraq — 2,651 hits*
4. (4) Gov. Bill Richardson + New Hampshire — 1,388 hits (down)
5. (2) Gov. Bill Richardson + 2008 — 1,088 hits (down)
6. (3) Sen. Jeff Bingaman — 351 hits (down)
7. (5) Gov. Bill Richardson + vice president — 293 hits (down)
8. (-) Gov. Bill Richardson + "top tier" — 174 hits*
9. (10) New Mexico Border Patrol — 159 hits (down)
10. (-) Virgin Galactic — 134 hits (down)
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