The Maple Leafs strengthened their blue line by adding Colorado's Ryan O'Byrne for a fourth-round pick in the 2014 draft.

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Some favored blue-chip REIT selections include Kimco Realty ( KIM), Realty Income ( O), National Retail Properties ( NNN), Public Storage ( PSA), Tanger Factory Outlets ( SKT), Simon Property Group ( SPG), Taubman Centers ( TCO), Federal Realty ( FRT), Prologis Inc. ( PLD) and Ventas Inc. ( VTR).

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Illinois's fifth district, which stretches from posh flats on Chicago's lakefront through working-class bungalows to the suburbs near O'Hare airport, is reliably blue.

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But, virtually out of the blue, he won the Masters last year beating Hendry in the semis and Fergal O'Brien, from 7-3 down, 10-9 in the final.

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