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, the X Prize blasts back onto the list, although still far behind the omnipresent Gov. Bill ("Next time, let's make a space movie"), who would also have been in the 11th spot for his New Hampshire ambitions if this were "The Tumbleweeds Top 11."
1. (#2 last month) Gov. Bill Richardson—1,830 hits (up)
2. (-) X Prize—565 hits (up)
3. (1) Sen. Pete Domenici—473 hits (down)
4. (6) Gov. Bill Richardson + 2008—357 hits (down)
5. (9) New Mexico illegal immigration—274 hits (down)
6. (4) New Mexico Border Patrol—241 hits (down)
7. (3) Sen. Jeff Bingaman—157 hits (down)
8. (8) Virgin Galactic—154 hits (down)
9. (7) New Mexico minimum wage—116 hits (down)
10. (5) New Mexico spaceport—111 hits (down)
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