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a img { border: 0; }

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table {}
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ul {margin-left: 0px; padding:0px 6px 0px 24px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: url(/mt-static/images/arrow_black.gif); }
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}
.home-dates:hover {	color: #FFFFFF;	text-decoration: underline;	font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;}
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.most-read {color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px; line-height: 14px;}

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.red  {color: #CC0000;}

#story  {display: block; width: 469px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px; }

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#footer{height: 15px; text-align:center; background: #4C4C4C;  border: 1px solid #cccccc; font-size: 75%; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 4px 4px 4px 30px; margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;}

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.footer:hover{color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline;}
.footer:visited{color: #FFFFFF;}


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.newfeaturebox_top {width:302px; height:26px; padding:0px; margin:0px; background: url('/images/RC_Top_Mod_Bg_dGrey.png') 0 0 no-repeat;}
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	div#listScroller2 .rightArrow img {margin:10px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px 2px 0px 0px;}
	
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	display: inline-block;
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	display: block;
}
 
* html .clearfix {
	height: 1%;
}
	
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/*****************HOME PAGE SLIDE SHOW STYLES*************************************/
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.dash .slide { border: 1px solid #fff; overflow: hidden; width: 298px; height: 248px; position: relative; display: none; }
.dash .slides .ad { border: none; width: 300px; height: 250px; background: #eee url('/images/dash_spinner.gif') no-repeat center center; }
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.dash .controls ul.thumbs li a { font-size: 12px; display: block; text-decoration: none; text-align: center; font-weight: normal; padding: 3px 5px; border-right: 1px solid #fff;  }
.dash .controls ul.thumbs li a:hover { background: #e3e3e3; }
.dash .controls ul.thumbs li.on a { position: relative; z-index: 300; background: transparent url('/images/bg_dash_arrow_gray.gif') no-repeat top; border-right: none; color: #333; margin-top: -10px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 14px; }
.dash .controls ul.thumbs li a.activeSlide { position: relative; z-index: 300; background: transparent url('/images/bg_dash_arrow_gray.gif') no-repeat top; border-right: none; color: #333; margin-top: -10px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 13px; padding-bottom: 3px;  }
.dash .controls ul.thumbs .desc p.text { position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 0;  background: #990000 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif') repeat-x top; color: #fff; font-size: 9px; margin: 0; padding: 2px 3px; width: 70px; }
		
	
#progressbar { border: none; width:300px; height:2px; position:relative; color:black; background: #ccc; }
#progressbar div.progress { position:absolute; width:0; height:100%; overflow:hidden; background-color:#990000; }
#progressbar div.progress .text { position:absolute; text-align:center; color:white; display: none; }
#progressbar div.text { position:absolute; width:100%; height:100%; text-align:center; display: none; }




/*********************END HOME PAGE SLIDE SHOW STYLES*******************************************************************/

/*********************START 2010 MIDDLE ELECTION WIDGET*******************************************************************/

h3.rcp-dash-title {	text-align: center; color: #fff; font: 21px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; padding: 3px 0; margin: 0 0 2px 0; background: #cc0000; }
#rcp-dash-wrap { border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 3px; background: transparent url(/images/bg_home_map.gif) no-repeat bottom; position: relative; /*height: 412px; width: 461px; overflow: hidden;*/ }
#rcp-dash-wrap div.off { display: none; }
#rcp-dash-wrap div.slide { position: relative; height: 383px; }
#rcp-dash-wrap a.prev { text-decoration: none; position: absolute; top: 16px; left: 10px; z-index: 1000; font: 11px "Times New Roman", Times, serif;}
#rcp-dash-wrap a.next { text-decoration: none; position: absolute; top: 16px; right: 10px; z-index: 1000; font: 11px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; }
#rcp-dash-wrap #status { font: 12px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; position: absolute; bottom: 14px; right: 14px; width: 252px; height: 49px; border: 1px solid #ccc; background: #fff; z-index: 600; }
#rcp-dash-wrap #status a { font-size: 9px; }
#rcp-dash-wrap #status p.title { font: 10px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; text-transform: uppercase; color: #fff; letter-spacing: 2px; font-size: 10px; background: #cc0000; padding: 1px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; }
#rcp-dash-wrap #status p { margin: 0; }
#rcp-dash-wrap #status table { width: 100%; }
#rcp-dash-wrap #status table.links { width: 100%; }
#rcp-dash-wrap #status table.links td { width: 84px; border-color: #e2e2e2; border-width: 0 0 0 1px; border-style: solid; padding: 2px 0; }

#rcp-dash-wrap a { color: #CC0000; text-decoration: none; }
#rcp-dash-wrap a:hover { color: #CC0000; }
#rcp-dash-wrap a:visited { color: #CC6600; }

#rcp-dash .dash-nav { text-align: center; margin: 8px 0 -3px 0; position: relative; }
#rcp-dash .dash-nav a.title { font: normal 16px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 4px; }
#rcp-dash .dash-nav a span { font-size: 20px; }
#rcp-dash .dash-nav span.value { display: block; letter-spacing: 0; font: bold 12px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; }
#rcp-dash .dash-nav a:hover { font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; }


/*********************END 2010 MIDDLE ELECTION WIDGET*******************************************************************/

/* styles for tip box */
.sideContainer span {float: left; width: 100px;} 
.sideContainer a#showTips {float: right; width: 20px; color: #fff; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold;}
.sideContainer a#showTips:hover {text-decoration: none !important;}




	
/***************** auth pop up ***********************/

.sign_in_form { font: 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.sign_in_form h2 { margin: 0; padding: 8px 15px; font: bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background: #cc0000; color: #fff;  }
.sign_in_form label { display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 17px 15px 3px 15px; }
.sign_in_form input { margin: 0 15px; padding: 5px; }
.sign_in_form p { margin: 0 15px; }
.sign_in_form p.info { margin: 15px; }
.sign_in_form p.sign_in_fp { }
.sign_in_form p.sign_in_fp a { font-size: 10px; }
.sign_in_form button { margin: 15px; }
.sign_in_form p.sign_in_na { margin: 15px; }

.author_archives_links {font-size:11px;}
a.active {background-color:#cc0000; color:#fff;}

.bgcolorlinks a {padding:1px 2px; font-family:arial,century gothic;}
.bgcolorlinks a:hover {background-color:#cc0000; color:#fff; text-decoration:none;}
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	    	#videos { height: 123px; overflow: hidden; background: transparent url('/dev/mt-static/images/feature_right_mod_bg.jpg') repeat-x;  border: 1px solid #ccc; border-top: none; font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0px; position: relative; }
        	#videos:after { content: "."; display: block; height: 0; clear: both; visibility: hidden;}
			#videos .slide { /*display: none;*/ margin-left: 23px; }
			.video { float: left; position: relative; width: 97px; margin: 8px 0 5px 5px; overflow: hidden; height: 105px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #990000; /*padding: 3px;*/ }
			.video img.tmb { width: 97px; /*float: left; margin-right: 4px;*/ }
        	.video img.icon { position: absolute; top: 7px; left: 6px; }
			.video p { margin: 0; background: #990000 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif') repeat-x top; padding: 5px 5px 0 5px; border-bottom: 5px solid #990000; overflow: hidden; width: 87px; height: 24px; position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 0;
			 }
			.video p.all { height: auto; }
			.video p a { color: #fff; font-size: 9px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; }
			.last  {  }
			#videos #nav { display: block; float: left; width: 452px; text-align: center; clear: both; margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 4px; }
        	#control { position: relative; text-align: center; height: 12px; border-left: 0px solid #ccc; border-right: 0px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 0 2px 0; border-bottom: 0px solid #ccc; }
			#control:after { content: "."; display: block; height: 0; clear: both; visibility: hidden;}
			#slide_nav { display: inline; }


	#slide_nav a { background: transparent url(/images/pager3.gif) no-repeat 2px 0; height: 0; margin-top: 4px; width: 3px; display: block; text-indent: -9000px; float: left; overflow: hidden; }

	#slide_nav a.activeSlide { background: transparent url(/images/pager3.gif) no-repeat 2px -11px; }

	
	#move { position: absolute; right: 4px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both; width: 45px; }
	#move a { height: 10px; margin-top: 0; width: 10px; display: block; text-indent: -9000px; float: left; overflow: hidden; }
	a.video_nav { height: 18px; width: 17px; display: block; text-indent: -9000px; position: absolute;  top: 54px; }
	#videos a#prev { background: transparent url('/images/hp_icon_video_navigation.png') no-repeat 0 0; left: 5px;  }
	#videos a#prev:hover { background: transparent url('/images/hp_icon_video_navigation.png') no-repeat 0 -18px; }
	a#video_more { text-transform: none; color: #fff; letter-spacing: 0; font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; position: absolute; top: -6px; z-index: 500; color: #fff; font-size: 9px; font-weight: normal;left: 187px; text-decoration: none; }
	#videos a#next {  background: transparent url('/images/hp_icon_video_navigation.png') no-repeat -17px 0; right: 5px;  }
	#videos a#next:hover { background: transparent url('/images/hp_icon_video_navigation.png') no-repeat -17px -18px; }
h3.mini { margin: 10px 0 0 0; height: 12px; position: relative; padding: 4px 7px; font: bold 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif') repeat-x bottom; color: #fff; float: left; width: 455px; clear:both; /*background: #444; color: #fff; padding: 5px 7px; font: bold 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; border-right: 1px solid #ccc; border-left: 1px solid #ccc;*/ }
h3.mini a.title { color: #fff; font: bold 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; }     
h3.mini a.title:hover { color: #fff; }
h3.mini a.title:active { color: #fff; }
h3.mini a.title:visited { color: #fff; }
h3.mini .pagination { position: absolute; right: 4px; top: -3px; }
       	h3.mini .pagination a { color: #fff;  font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; display: block; float: left; margin-right: 6px; width: 5px; height: 5px; border: 1px solid #fff; text-indent: -9999px; }
       	h3.mini .pagination a.activeSlide { background: #fff; }
	 
	 .video_bottom {  height: 9px; margin-bottom: -5px; background: transparent url('/images/bg_hp_video_bottom.gif') no-repeat top; background: none; }   
        
        #ad-banner { margin: 12px 0 15px 0; border-top: 1px solid #999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999; }
		
		
		
		
		#e2010 { margin-top: 3px; }
		#e2010 #e2010_container { border: 1px solid #ccc; border-top: none; border-bottom: 3px solid #ccc; }
		#e2010 .header { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_header3.jpg') center; text-align: center; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
    	#e2010 .header img {  display: block; margin: 0 auto; }
		#e2010 .module { font: 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; float: left; width: 154px; border: none; border-right: 1px solid #ccc; border-left: 1px solid #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid #fff; margin: 0; }
    	#e2010 .first { border-left: none; }
		#e2010 .last { border-right: none; }
		#e2010 .module h4 { font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding: 0; margin: 8px 0 3px 0; color: #333; }
    	#e2010 .module h4 a { margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #333; }
		#e2010 .module table { margin-bottom: 7px; }
		#e2010 .module td { border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: center; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
    	#e2010 .module td span { font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; }
		#e2010 .module td.dem { color: #0000cc; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; width: 35px; text-align: right; }
		#e2010 .module td.dem_small { color: #0000cc; font-size: 9px; text-align: left; padding-left: 4px; }
		#e2010 .module td.toss_up { color: #666; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; width: 55px; }
		#e2010 .module td.gop { color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; width: 35px; text-align: left; }
		#e2010 .module td.gop_small { color: #cc0000; text-align: right; font-size: 9px; padding-right: 4px; }
		#e2010 .module img { margin: 0; padding: 0; display: block; }
		
		.RC_88_by_31 { margin: 2px; background: #fff; height: 31px; width: 88px; }
			#e2010 .header table { width: 100%; }
		
		
		
		
		
		
		.ticker_latest_polls { color: #666; background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_small_maps.gif') repeat-x bottom; padding: 0; text-align: left; font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; border-right: 1px solid #ccc;  border-left: 1px solid #ccc; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;/**/ margin: 0 0 0 0; }

.ticker_latest_polls a { color: #cc0000; font-weight: normal; }

.ticker_latest_polls a.title { text-indent: -999px; display: block; width: 10px; height:14px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; background: transparent url('/images/election_latest_polls_arrow.png') no-repeat center center; color: #fff; padding: 5px 9px 5px 9px; }

.ticker_latest_polls span.result { margin-right: 20px; }

#scroller_container {

margin-left: 3px;

 position: relative;

 width: 430px;

 height: 15px;

 overflow: hidden;

}



#scroller {

 white-space: nowrap;

 line-height: 15px;

 font-size: 10px;

}



#scroller a.alt {  color: #333; }



#scroller p {

 padding: 0;

}

p.sbr { background: #ebebeb; padding: 5px; margin: 0; }
p.sbr select { width: 144px; font-size: 10px; }



.module { border: 1px solid #cc6666; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;  }
.module h3 { background: #cc3333 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif'); color: #fff; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 5px; font: bold 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #c6c6c6; }
.module h3 a { color: #fff; }
.module ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;  }
.module ul li { float: left; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.module ul li a { display: block; text-align: center; padding: 4px 0; font: bold 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; background: #fff; /*border-bottom: 1px solid #cc6666;*/  border-right: 1px solid #cc6666; width: 98px; }
.module ul li a.activeSlide {  background: #cc3333 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif'); color: #fff; }
.module table { width: 100%; background: #fff; }
.module table a { font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.module table td { padding: 2px 6px 3px 6px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #ccc; border-top: 1px solid #fff; }
.module table td.avg { text-align: right; }
.module table td.avg span { font-weight: bold; }
.module table td.avg a.dem { color: #0000cc; }
.module table td.avg a.gop { color: #cc0000; }
.module table td.avg a.toss { color: #606060; }
.module table td.foot { text-align: center; background: #ddd; padding: 0; }
.module table td.foot a { font-weight: bold; }
.module table tr.alt { background: #f6f6f6; }
.module table tr.even { background: #f6f6f6; }
.module table th { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_sub_header3.gif') bottom repeat-x; width: 149px; font: bold 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #fff; padding: 3px 6px 4px 6px; }
.module table th a { color: #fff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }
.module table th a:visited 	{color: #fff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }
.module table th a:hover 	{color: #fff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }

.module .widget { border-top: 0; }

.card { background: #990000; padding: 4px 4px 5px 4px; }
.card div.container {/*-moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px;*/}
.card div.score { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_small_maps.gif') bottom repeat-x; margin: 1px; border: 1px solid #d6d6d6; width: 142px; }
.card div.wide { width: 288px; }
.card div.score td { padding: 1px; font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.card div.score td.head { background: #c6c6c6; font-weight: bold; color: #444; font-size: 9px; }
.card table { width: 100%; background: none; }
.card table td { border: none; padding: 0; text-align: center; }
.card table td a { font-size: 10px; }
.card table td span { color: #666; font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.card table td.dem { color: #3333cc; }
.card table td.tu {  text-align: center; font-size: 10px; color: #666; }
.card table td.gop {  text-align: right; color: #cc3333; }
.card table td span {  }
.widget span.trend { width: 7px; height: 6px; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 3px; }
.widget a.trend { padding-right: 12px; }
.widget a.none { padding: 0; }
.widget a.even { padding: 0; }
.widget a.up_republican { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_up_gop.gif') no-repeat right 3px; }
.widget a.down_republican { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_down_gop.gif') no-repeat right 3px; }
.widget a.up_democrat { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_up_dem.gif') no-repeat right 3px; }
.widget a.down_democrat { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_down_dem.gif') no-repeat right 3px; }
.widget a.up_independent { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_up_ind.gif') no-repeat right 3px; }
.widget a.down_independent { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_down_ind.gif') no-repeat right 3px; }
/*
.widget span.up_republican { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_trend.gif') no-repeat 0 0; }
.widget span.down_republican { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_trend.gif') no-repeat 0 -6px; }
.widget span.up_democrat { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_trend.gif') no-repeat 0 -12px; }
.widget span.down_democrat { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_trend.gif') no-repeat 0 -18px; }
.widget span.up_independent { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_trend.gif') no-repeat 0 -24px; }
.widget span.down_independent { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_trend.gif') no-repeat 0 -30px; }
.widget span.even {  display: none; }
.widget span.none {  display: none; }*/
#widgets .widget { position: relative; display: none; }
#widgets .first { display: block; }
#widgets .widget:first { display: block; }

.module table.new_table td { /*padding: 0 6px 0 6px;*/ }
.module table td a.democrat { color: #0000cc; }
.module table td a.republican { color: #cc0000; }
.module table td a.independent { color: #33cc33; }
.icon_chart { margin: 0 0 -1px 3px; }
.more_races_table { display: none; z-index: 4; }
			
#pager { text-align: center; background: #ddd; border-top: 1px solid #cc6666; padding: 2px 0; }
#pager a { font: bold 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#pager a.more { background: transparent url('/images/arrow_more.gif') no-repeat right 5px; padding-right: 10px; }
#pager a.less { background: transparent url('/images/arrow_less.gif') no-repeat right 5px; padding-right: 10px; }
.prev { display: none; }
.module table.rcp-widget { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.module table.rcp-widget td { text-align: center; border: none; padding: 0; font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.module table.rcp-widget td.lean-dem { background: #d7dfff; }
.module table.rcp-widget td.toss { background: #eee; }
.module table.rcp-widget td.lean-gop { background: #ffdbd7; }
.module table#widget_house td { padding: 0; border: none; }
.module table.new_house {}
.module table.new_house td {  padding: 0; border: none; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.module table.new_house td.main_cell { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_small_maps.gif') repeat-x bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid #fff; padding: 5px 0 0 0; }
.module table.new_house td.big { font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; }
.module table.new_house td.med { font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #666; }
.module table.new_house td.small { font-size: 10px; color: #666; }
.module table.new_house td.dem { color: #3333cc; }
.module table.new_house td.gop { color: #cc3333; }
.module table.new_house table { width: 100px; background: none; }

#article_body p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; }

.widget_upcoming ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.widget_upcoming li { padding: 5px; border-top: 1px solid #e2e2e2; clear: both; font-size: 9px; color: #333; }
.widget_upcoming li a { font-size: 9px; }
.widget_upcoming { border: 1px solid #cc6666; margin-bottom: 10px;  margin-top: 10px; }
.widget_upcoming h3 { background: #cc3333 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif'); color: #fff; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 5px; font: bold 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #c6c6c6; }
.widget_upcoming h3 a { color: #fff; font-size: 11px; }
.widget_upcoming .more { text-align: right; padding: 2px 5px; background: #e2e2e2; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; margin: 0;}
.widget_upcoming .more a { font: bold 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } 
.widget_upcoming p.date { text-align: center; margin: 10px 0 10px 0; padding: 0; color: #666; font: 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.widget_upcoming li.alt { background: #f2f2f2; }


ul.video_latest { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; }
				ul.video_latest li { margin: 0; padding: 8px; list-style: none; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; border-top: 1px solid #fff;  }
            	ul.video_latest li img { float: left; margin-right: 5px; height: 45px; width: 60px; border: 1px solid #555; }
				ul.video_latest li p { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
				ul.video_latest li p.name a { font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; }
				ul.video_latest li p.name { margin-bottom: 4px; }
				ul.video_latest li p a { font-weight: normal; }
				ul.video_latest li p.description a { font-size: 9px; }
				#video_latest_more { background: #ccc; margin: 0; padding: 1px 6px 3px 3px; text-align: right; }
				#video_latest_more a { font-size: 9px; font-weight: normal; }
				
				
				
				         #latest_polls { background: #fff; }

#latest_polls h3 { background: #cc3333 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif'); color: #fff; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 5px; font: bold 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cc6666; }

#latest_polls h3 a { color: #fff;  font-size: 11px; }

#latest_polls ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }

#latest_polls li { padding: 5px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e2e2; margin: 0; }

#latest_polls li.alt { background: #f2f2f2; }

#latest_polls table { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; }

#latest_polls li a { font-size: 9px; }

#latest_polls td.race { padding-top: 1px;  }

#latest_polls td.pollster {  text-align: left; }

#latest_polls td.leader { background: #FFFFCC;}

#latest_polls td.more_polls { padding-top: 3px; }

#latest_polls td.more_polls a { color: #999; font-weight: normal; }

#latest_polls td.race a { font-weight: bold; font-size: 10px; color: #444; }

#latest_polls td.pollster a { font-weight: normal; font-size: 9px; color: #555; }

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#latest_polls td.spread a span.dem { color: #0000cc; }

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#latest_polls td.results div.results_container { border: 1px solid #ccc; width: 125px; background: #fff; }

#latest_polls td.values { padding: 1px 3px; }

#latest_polls td.values a { color: #555; }

/*#latest_polls td.values a span.democrat { color: #0000ff; }

#latest_polls td.values a span.republican { color: #ff0000; }

#latest_polls td.values a span.independent { color: #333; }*/

#latest_polls td.pollster { text-align: left; }

#latest_polls .more { text-align: right; padding: 2px 5px; background: #e2e2e2; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; margin: 0;}

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/* videos on hp */
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    /*background: #000;*/
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-direction-rtl {
	direction: rtl;
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    width: 411px;
    padding: 0 28px;
}

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    width: 75px;
    height: 245px;
    padding: 40px 20px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-clip-horizontal {
    width:  411px;
    height: 123px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-clip-vertical {
    width:  75px;
    height: 245px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-item {
    width: 97px;
    height: 105px;
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.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-item-horizontal {
	margin-left: 0;
    margin-right: 5px;
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.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-direction-rtl .jcarousel-item-horizontal {
	margin-left: 10px;
    margin-right: 0;
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.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-item-vertical {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-item-placeholder {
    background: #fff;
    color: #000;
}

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 *  Horizontal Buttons
 */
.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-horizontal {
    position: absolute;
    top: 43px;
    right: 5px;
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    cursor: pointer;
    background: transparent url(next-horizontal.png) no-repeat 0 0;
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    left: 5px;
    right: auto;
    background-image: url(prev-horizontal.png);
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    background-position: -32px 0;
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    background-position: -64px 0;
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    left: 5px;
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    left: auto;
    right: 5px;
    background-image: url(next-horizontal.png);
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    background-position: -32px 0;
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    background-position: -64px 0;
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.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-disabled-horizontal:active {
    cursor: default;
    background-position: -96px 0;
}

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 *  Vertical Buttons
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.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-vertical {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 5px;
    left: 43px;
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    cursor: pointer;
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    background-position: 0 -32px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-vertical:active {
    background-position: 0 -64px;
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    cursor: default;
    background-position: 0 -96px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-vertical {
    position: absolute;
    top: 5px;
    left: 43px;
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    cursor: pointer;
    background: transparent url(prev-vertical.png) no-repeat 0 0;
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    background-position: 0 -32px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-vertical:active {
    background-position: 0 -64px;
}

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.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-disabled-vertical:active {
    cursor: default;
    background-position: 0 -96px;
}

.video p { height: 27px; }
#videos .slide { margin: 0; }

.newfeaturebox_box dl { background: #fff; border: 1px solid #ccc; margin: 5px; }
	.newfeaturebox_box dl dd { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
	.newfeaturebox_box .ctext { padding: 0 7px 7px 7px; }
	.newfeaturebox_box .title { margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: -1px;  }
	.newfeaturebox_box h2 { margin: 0 0 2px 0; }
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	/* ----------------------------- NAVIGATION ------------------------------------------ */
.navcontainer    {margin: 0px; background-color: #000000; width:775px; height:24px; display: inline; padding: 0px; float: left; }
.navcontainer ul    {border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style-type: none; text-align: center; float: left; }
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.navcontainer a:active   {background: #c60; color: #fff;}
.navcontainer li#active a    {background: #c60; border: 1px solid #c60; color: #fff; }
.navcontainer ul#sub   {border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style-type: none; text-align: center; float: right; text-transform: none;}	
.navcontainer a.nav8:hover   {background-color:#6E9A39;}
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.subnavcontainer               {position:relative; margin:0px; padding:0px; height:0px; clear:both; z-index: 100;}
.subnavbg 		           {position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px; width:774px; height:24px; background-color:#cc0000; z-index:10; border:1px solid #000; border-top:none; border-left:none; } /*filter:alpha(opacity=80);-moz-opacity:.80;opacity:.80; */
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.links_navcontainer li#active a{background: #c60; border: 1px solid #c60; color: #fff; }


/* -------------- RCP LIVE NEWS ------------------------ */
	.rcp_live_news_widget {padding:8px; padding-bottom:0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;} 
	.rcp_live_news_widget .news_item {margin-bottom:4px; clear:both;}
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	.new { background: #ffff99; }
	.rcp_live_news_widget .new { }
	
	
	
	
/* RC Election 2010 Widget ---------- */
.election2010_LC_container {background: url('/images/election2010_220w_bg.gif') 0 0 repeat-y; margin-top:10px;}
.election2010_LC_container ul {margin:0; padding:0px 5px 5px 18px;}
.election2010_LC_container ul li {font:bold 10px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; list-style-image:url("/images/white-bullets-red-bg.gif");}
.election2010_LC_container ul li a {color:#fff; text-decoration:none;}
.election2010_LC_container ul li a:hover {text-decoration:underline;}

/************** ELECTION 2010 DAY *****************************/

p.election-day-header {float: left; width: 469px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-size: 24px; color: #444; margin-bottom: -2px;}
.house_count_footer { padding-bottom: 4px; background: #fff; font: 9px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.house_count_footer a { color: #666; font-weight: normal; }
#house_count_dem { background: #eee; height: 24px; border-left: 1px solid #999; border-right: 1px solid #999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999; padding: 4px; width: 217px; float: left; margin-left: 4px; }
#house_count_gop { background: #eee;  height: 24px; border-left: 1px solid #999; border-right: 1px solid #999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999; padding: 4px; width: 218px; float: left; margin-left: 4px; }
.footer_links { font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; padding: 3px; border-bottom: 1px solid #999; border-right: 1px solid #999; border-left: 1px solid #999; background: #eee; }

#election-day div.summary { height: 52px; text-align: center; font: 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#election-day div.summary div { width: 155px; float: left; display: inline; background: #fff; border-top: 1px solid #999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999; border-right: 1px solid #999; margin: 0 0 0 0; }
#election-day div.summary div span { font-weight: normal; background: #fff; display: block; float: left; width: 77px; line-height: 1.2; padding: 1px 0 3px 0; }
#election-day div.summary div span.mccain { color: #cc0000; width: 76px; margin-top: 1px;}
#election-day div.summary div span.mccain a { color: #cc0000; }
#election-day div.summary div span.obama { color: #0000cc; width: 79px; margin-top: 1px; }
#election-day div.summary div span.obama a { color: #0000cc; }
#election-day div.summary div span.gop { color: #cc0000; width: 75px; padding-right: 7px; }
#election-day div.summary div span.dem { color: #0000cc; width: 65px; padding-left: 8px; }
#election-day div.summary div span.gop a { color: #cc0000; font-weight: normal; }
#election-day div.summary div span.dem a { color: #0000cc; font-weight: normal; }
#election-day div.summary h4 { margin: 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10px; padding: 2px 0 3px 0; background: #555; color: #fff; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; }
#election-day div.summary h4 a {color:#fff; }
#election-day div.summary div span a.number { font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; }
#election-day div.summary div span a { text-decoration: none; }
#election-day div.summary p { margin: 0; background: #fff; padding: 1px 0; font-weight: normal; font: normal 11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }

#election-day h3.title { width: 469px; padding: 4px 0; clear: both; font: bold 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; margin: 4px 0 0 0; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; background: #555; color: #fff; }
#election-day div.results { width: 467px; background: #eee; border: 1px solid #999; margin: 0;  font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#election-day h3.legend { margin: 0; background: #fff; padding: 1px 0; text-align: center; font: 14px Arial Black, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#election-day h3.legend span.dem { color: #0000cc; }
#election-day h3.legend span.gop { color: #cc0000; }
#election-day h3.legend span.other { color: #33cc33; }
#election-day div.results table { background: #fff; width: 466px; text-align: center; }
#election-day div.results table th { padding: 3px 1px; background: #eee; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; }
#election-day div.results table th.alt { background: #eee; }
#election-day div.results table td { padding: 3px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;  }


#election-day div.results table td a { color: #333; }
#election-day div.results table td.dem { color: #0000cc; }
#election-day div.results table td.dem a { color: #0000cc; }
#election-day div.results table td.gop { color: #cc0000; }
#election-day div.results table td.gop a { color: #cc0000; }
#election-day div.results table td a { font-weight: normal;  }
#election-day div.results table td img { margin-bottom: -1px; }
#election-day div.results table th.divide, #election-day div.results table td.divide { /*border-left: 1px solid #ccc;*/ width: 100px; }
#election-day div.results table th.state, #election-day div.results table td.state { text-align: left; width: 120px; }
#election-day div.results table td.state, #election-day div.results table th.state { padding-left: 4px; }
#election-day div.results table th.cand { width: 30px; }
#election-day div.results table th.percent { }

p.map-legend { margin: 0 0 8px 0;padding: 4px 0; font: bold 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; background: #ddd; border-bottom: 1px solid #666; border-top: 1px solid #666;}
p.map-legend span.gop { color: #cc0000; }
p.map-legend span.dem { color: #0000cc; }
div.stars {  margin: 0 0 -2px 0; padding: 4px 0 0 0; color: #666; clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 10px; }


#election-day div.parties table td { padding: 2px 0; font: 9px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333; }
#election-day div.parties { overflow: hidden; width: 458px; background: #fff; margin-bottom: 0; padding: 0 4px 1px 5px; background: #fff url('/images/bg_election_night_house.gif') no-repeat 4px bottom; }
#election-day div.parties div { width: 225px; float: left; border-top: 1px solid #999; }
#election-day div.parties div h4 { font: 12px Arial Black, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding: 1px 4px; color: #fff; text-align: center; }
#election-day div.parties div.dem { }
#election-day div.parties div.gop { width: 226px; margin-left: 6px;}
#election-day div.parties div.dem h4{ background: #0000cc; }
#election-day div.parties div.gop h4 { background: #cc0000; }
#election-day div.parties div td.divide, #election-day div.parties div th.divide { border-left: 1px solid #999; } 
#election-day div.parties div.dem table.dem-hold { width: 225px; float: left; }
#election-day div.parties div.dem table.dem-pickup { width: 225px; float: left; border-left: 1px solid #ccc; }
#election-day div.parties div.gop table.gop-hold { width: 225px; float: left; }
#election-day div.parties div.gop table.gop-pickup { width: 225px; float: left;}
#election-day div.parties div.gop table { width: 226px; }
#election-day div.parties div th.hold { width: 125px; }
#election-day div.parties div th.pickup { width: 126px; }
#election-day div.results table.election th.state { width: 110px;}
#election-day div.results table.election th.cand {  text-align: left;}
#election-day div.results table.election td.cand { width: 130px; text-align: left;}
#election-day div.results table.election td a { color: #333; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.results_footer a { color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold; }
#election-day div.results table.election th.percent { width: 0; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.percent {}
#election-day div.results table.election th.status {}
#election-day div.results table.election td.s2 { color: #0000cc; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s2 a { color: #0000cc; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s3 { color: #0000cc; font-weight: bold; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s3 a { color: #0000cc; font-weight: bold; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s4 { color: #cc0000; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s4 a { color: #cc0000; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s5 { color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s5 a { color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s6 { font-weight: bold; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s6 a { font-weight: bold; color: #000; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s7 { font-weight: bold; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s7 a { font-weight: bold; color: #000; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s8 { font-weight: bold; color: #33cc33; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s8 a { font-weight: bold; color: #33cc33; }

.module table a.status1 { color: #666; }
.module table a.status2 { color: #0000cc; }
.module table a.status3 { color: #0000cc; }
.module table a.status4 { color: #cc0000; }
.module table a.status5 { color: #cc0000; }
.module table a.status6 { color: #666; }
.module table a.status7 { color: #666; }
.module table a.status8 { color: #33cc33; }
.module table a.status9 { color: #33cc33; }
