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. Gov. Richardson surges back to the top with a record number of hits after declaring a border state of emergency, as illegal-immigration issues and the Minuteman Project all grab headlines (see story in this issue).
1. (#2 last month) Gov. Bill Richardson-3,460 hits (up)
2. (1) Sen. Pete Domenici-1,250 hits (down)
3. (5) New Mexico illegal immigration-894 hits (up)
4. (4) Gov. Bill Richardson + 2008-355 hits (up)
5. (3) Sen. Jeff Bingaman-329 hits (down)
6. (8) New Mexico Minutemen-150 hits (up)
7. (7) Billy the Kid-79 hits (down)
8. (-) X Prize (see story this issue)-65 hits*
9. (6) Gov. Bill Richardson + New Hampshire-33 hits (down)
10. (9) NM Rep. Steve Pearce-11 (down)
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Man Without a Country
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October 2005
