One night of gun-blue sky, the temperature went down to nine degrees.

NEWYORKER: Idols

The rural, gun-toting communities of north-eastern New Jersey and the blue-collar, socially-conservative counties in the south were safe Bush territory anyway.

ECONOMIST: Shock-horror in the Soprano state

That day, he says, he wore the white button-down shirt, blue pants and hat that all the traffic officers wore, and he carried a gun.

NPR: Witness Testimony Sheds Light on Blackwater

Ms. Giffords is a supporter of gun rights and a conservative on some fiscal issues and a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a faction of conservative House Democrats.

WSJ: Giffords Shows Encouraging Responses