D e s e r t E x p o s u r e
June
2009
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. Thank goodness for Lance Armstrong, who even brought the New York Times to our little corner of the world. Meanwhile, Val Kilmer says he's not running for governor — Top 10 is bereft!
- Lance Armstrong + Tour of the Gila — 730 hits*
- (1) Gov. Bill Richardson — 635 hits (down)
- (2) New Mexico Border Patrol — 220 hits (down)
- (5) Sen. Jeff Bingaman — 217 hits (up)
- (6) Virgin Galactic — 136 hits (up)
- (9) New Mexico + ethics — 118 hits (up)
- (3) New Mexico + death penalty — 68 hits (down)
- (7) Sen. Tom Udall — 60 hits (down)
- (-) Former Sen. Pete Domenici — 36 hits (up)
- (10) Lt. Gov. Diane Denish — 33 hits (down)