Beans and Cornbread D e s e r t E x p o s u r e
October 2009
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. Health care reform vaults Bingaman into the headlines, while the Spaceport drops and the Rocket Racing League all but disappears. Plus the return of once and future (?) Rep. Steve Pearce!
- (1) Gov. Bill Richardson — 2,369 hits (up)
- (5) Sen. Jeff Bingaman — 1,715 hits (up)
- (7) Sen. Jeff Bingaman + health care — 1,652 hits (up)
- (2) Fired US Attorney David Iglesias — 678 hits (down)
- (-) New Mexico illegal immigration — 363 hits (up)
- (9) Sen. Tom Udall — 233 hits (up)
- (-) Steve Pearce — 231 hits (up)
- (8) Rep. Harry Teague — 204 hits (down)
- (4) New Mexico wolves — 198 hits (down)
- (10) New Mexico + ethics — 120 hits (up)