Interested in knowing which articles published on this site in 2011 had the most reads? Here\u2019s the list of the 10 most-read articles:<\/p>\n
1. Report details allegations against Murphy,<\/strong> published May 14 \u2022\u00a0Third Judicial District Judge Mike Murphy allegedly said he gave $4,000 to get appointed to the bench by then-Gov. Bill Richardson in 2006, and told several people that other judicial applicants had to give money as well, according to witness statements. \u2022\u00a0By Heath Haussamen \u2022\u00a0News \u2022 Read it again.<\/a><\/p>\n 2. Rick Santorum and Sarah Palin – running in 2012,<\/strong> published Feb. 21 \u2022\u00a0Following along in my who\u2019s running and who\u2019s not series, I write today to tell you that former Senator Rick Santorum is running for president in 2012. And if I ever questioned whether Sarah Palin was running for president (and I did), I no longer do. \u2022\u00a0By Sarah Lenti \u2022\u00a0Commentary \u2022 Read it again.<\/a><\/p>\n 3. Trustee\u2019s wife also charged in firearms case,<\/strong> published March 14 \u2022 The wife of a Columbus village trustee indicted last week on charges related to being part of an illegal firearms trafficking ring has become the 12th person charged in the case. \u2022\u00a0By Heath Haussamen \u2022\u00a0News \u2022\u00a0Read it again.<\/a><\/p>\n 4. Third candidate may join Cruces mayoral race,<\/strong> published June 9 \u2022\u00a0The dynamics in this year\u2019s Las Cruces mayoral race may be about to change with the entry of a third candidate who would portray himself as an outsider running against two politicians. \u2022\u00a0By Heath Haussamen \u2022 News \u2022\u00a0Read it again.<\/a><\/p>\n 5. Chief justice says he didn\u2019t buy his job,<\/strong> published May 24 \u2022\u00a0A statement in a law enforcement report might imply that the N.M. Supreme Court\u2019s chief justice may have paid a bribe in exchange for his job, but Charles W. Daniels says he did no such thing. \u2022\u00a0By Heath Haussamen \u2022\u00a0News \u2022\u00a0Read it again.<\/a><\/p>\n 6. Gary Johnson\u2019s zinger heard \u2018round the world,<\/strong> published Sept. 22 \u2022\u00a0Yes, former N.M. Gov. Gary Johnson is still a presidential candidate, though most people paying marginal attention to the GOP primary probably didn\u2019t know it – until Thursday night. \u2022\u00a0By Heath Haussamen \u2022\u00a0News \u2022 Read it again.<\/a><\/p>\n 7. After the Giffords shooting, a crossroads,<\/strong> published Jan. 10 \u2022\u00a0We the people, and our politicians, political groups and media, all share some of the blame for this tragedy because we have tolerated \u2013 and some of us have even used \u2013 violent rhetoric that only serves to spread hate and division. Now we have to decide where to go from here. \u2022\u00a0By Heath Haussamen \u2022 Commentary \u2022\u00a0Read it again.<\/a><\/p>\n 8. Meet Gov. Martinez\u2019s \u2018top adviser,\u2019<\/strong> published Feb. 14 \u2022\u00a0Some would call Jay McCleskey brilliant \u2013 the Karl Rove of New Mexico, perhaps \u2013 while others would say he is notorious and lucky. Whatever the case, he\u2019s currently the most successful political operative in New Mexico, and hugely influential. \u2022\u00a0By Heath Haussamen \u2022\u00a0News \u2022\u00a0Read it again.<\/a><\/p>\n 9. Citing Citizens United, PAC jumps into Cruces mayoral race,<\/strong> published Sept. 8 \u2022\u00a0A Rhode Island corporation is forming a political action committee that will work to elect Las Cruces mayoral candidate Michael Ray Huerta in a move that\u2019s designed to push the limits of the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s ruling in the Citizens United case. \u2022 By Heath Haussamen \u2022\u00a0News \u2022\u00a0Read it again.<\/a><\/p>\n 10. Feds probe claim of a payoff to hide Richardson affair,<\/strong> published Dec. 1 \u2022\u00a0A federal grand jury is investigating an accusation that former Gov. Bill Richardson had supporters pay off a woman during his 2008 presidential campaign to keep quiet about their alleged extramarital affair, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. \u2022 By Heath Haussamen \u2022\u00a0News \u2022\u00a0Read it again.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Interested in knowing which articles published on this site in 2011 had the most reads? 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