D e s e r t E x p o s u r e
April
2008
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 Gov. Richardson's presidential hopes on the scrap heap, Top 10 feels like a shadow of its former self. We await the veepstakes with bated breath!
1. (#1 last month) Gov. Bill Richardson — 2,753 hits (down)
2. (4) Sen. Pete Domenici — 209 hits (down)
3. (2) New Mexico Senate race — 176 hits (down)
4. (6) Sen. Jeff Bingaman — 124 hits (up)
5. (-) New Mexico Border Patrol — 88 hits (up)
6. (9) Gov. Bill Richardson + vice president — 73 hits (down)
7. (5) Virgin Galactic — 69 hits (down)
8. (8) Gov. Bill Richardson + secretary of state — 60 hits (down)
9. (3) X Prize — 55 hits (down)
10. (7) New Mexico illegal immigration — 51 hits (down)