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a {color:#CC0000; text-decoration:none;}
a:visited {color:#CC6600; text-decoration:none;}
a:hover {color:#CC0000; text-decoration:underline;}
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.bold:hover {color: #CC0000; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;}
a.syndicate_only {display: none;}
p.syndicate_only {display: none;}
.sidebar-header {font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 11px; font-weight: bold;color: #000000; display: block; text-transform: uppercase; background-color: #bbbbbb; padding: 5px 0px 5px 0px; text-indent: 4px;}
.sidebar-header:hover {color: #CC0000; text-decoration: none;}
.sidebar {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; color: #CC0000; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;}
.sidebar:hover {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; color: #CC0000;}
.sidebar-cap {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;font-weight: bold; color: #CC0000; text-transform: capitalize;}
.sidebar-cap:hover {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; color: #CC0000; text-transform: capitalize;}
ul {margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: url(/dev/mt-static/images/arrow_black.gif);}
li {font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; margin:0 0 0 0; padding:0 0 2px 0;}
form {padding: 0px; margin: 0px; }
input.big {width: 100px; border: 1px solid #CC0000; font-size: 10px; padding: 3px;}
input.small {width: 60px; border: 1px solid #CC0000; font-size: 10px; padding: 3px;}
.red {color: #CC0000;}
hr {width: 100%; color: #CC0000; background-color: #CC0000; height: 1px;}
hr.reader{ width: 560px; color: #CC0000; background-color: #CC0000; height: 3px;}
h1 { font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 34px; font-weight: normal; color: #333333; margin-bottom: 2px;}
.h1-vlog { font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 36px; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;}
h2 { font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 32px; font-weight: normal; margin: 5px 0 10px 0; color: #666666;}
.h2-article { font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 32px; font-weight: normal; margin: 5px 0 5px 0; color: #666666;}
h3 { font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666; margin: 10px 0 5px;}
h3#article-title { font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 32px; font-weight: normal; margin: 5px 0 10px 0; color: #666666;}
.h3-home { font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; text-transform: capitalize; color: #666666; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px;}
.h3-home a:link, h3 a:visited { color: #666666; font-size:20px; }
h4 { font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px;}
h5, h6 { font-weight: normal; }
h5, h6, p, ol, ul, pre, blockquote { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;}
blockquote {margin: 1em 15px; padding:0px 5px; background-color:#f5e8c7;}
.textsmall { font-size: 11px; }
.textsmall :hover { font-size: 11px; }
/*main navigation*/
/************* #top navigation styles ***************/
#navcontainer {margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; background-color: #000000; width:990px; height:20px; display: block; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; clear: both; }
#navcontainer ul {border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style-type: none; text-align: center; float: left; }
#navcontainer ul li {display: block; float: left; text-align: center; padding: 0; margin: 0; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;}
#navcontainer ul li a {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-top: 3px; padding-right:5px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 5px; float: left; text-align:center; color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: .05em; }
#navcontainer ul li a:hover {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #CC0000; padding-top: 3px; padding-right:5px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 5px; float: left; text-align:center; color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none;
font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: .05em; }
#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; }
.nav {color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; }
.nav:hover { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; }
/************* #footer styles ***************/
#footer{clear: both; border: 1px solid #cccccc; font-size: 75%; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 4px 4px 4px 30px; font-weight: bold; background-color: #4C4C4C; width: 956px; text-align: center; margin-top: 10px;}
.footer {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; }
.footer:hover {color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline; }
a.footer:visited { color: #FFFFFF;}
/***********************************************/
/* Overall Layout Divs */
/***********************************************/
#container {width: 990px; background: #fff;}
#masthead {width: 990px;}
#headlines {float:right; width: 180px; border-left: 1px solid #ccc; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; padding-right: 10px; background: #66FFFF;}
#alpha {width:662px; float:left; min-height:1px; margin:5px 0px 5px 0px; padding:0 13px;}
#beta {width:302px; min-height:1px; padding:5px 0px 0px 0px; margin:0px; float:right; text-align:left;}
#dateline {border-bottom:1px solid #CC0000; color:#CC0000; float:left; font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:3px; padding:0; text-transform:uppercase; width:100%;
}
.entry-header {color:#000; font-size:20px; font-weight:normal; margin-bottom:10px; margin-top:0;}
.entry-tools {border-top:1px solid #dae0e6; width:100%; margin-bottom:10px;}
/************* #content middle styles ***************/
#article-tools { font: bold 11px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; color: #0c124d; text-transform: uppercase; float:right; }
#article-footer { font: normal 12px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-style: italic; color: #000; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; }
.author-bio-box { margin: 4px 0 8px 0; background: #fff; position: relative; float: left; width: 570px; display: inline; /* ie win bugfix */ padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #0c124d; }
/************* #right-column styles ***************/
#author-box { margin: 4px 0 2px; background: #fff; display: block; padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #0c124d; width: 165px; }
#author-box h4 { margin: 2px 0 0 2px; padding: 0; }
#author-box ul a { font: bold 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#author-box ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; line-height: .8; }
#author-box ul li { margin: 6px 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; background: url(/mt-static/images/arrow_black.gif) no-repeat 0 3px; }
#author-archive { margin: 4px 0 2px; background: #fff; display: block; padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #0c124d; width: 165px; }
#search-box { margin: 0; position: relative; width: 165px; display: block; height: 25px; background: #ccc; padding: 3px 2px 2px 4px; margin: 5px 0 0 0; font: 11px/16px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#registerbox {width: 165px; background: #0c124d; padding: 3px; margin: 0; position: relative; color: #fff;}
#registerbox a {font: bold 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #fff; text-transform: uppercase;}
#utility-container { width: 120px; background: #0c124d; margin-top: 5px; float: left; }
#utility-box { width: 117px; background: #990000; padding-left: 3px; margin-top: 2px; float: left; }
#searchbox {padding: 6px 4px 4px 10px; margin:0; background-color:#0C124D; border:1px solid;}
#searchbox form { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
/************* #ad styles ***************/
#ad-banner {margin: 5px 0 10px 0; position: relative; width:450px; height: 60px; display: inline; /* ie win bugfix */ float: left; padding: 0; background: #0c124d;}
#ad-leaderboardtag {margin: 1px; width:15px; height: 100px; display: inline; float: right; padding: 0;}
#page-header-ad {position: absolute; width:780px; height:100px; display: block; left: 210px; top: 0; padding: 0; margin-top: 10px;}
#page-header-ad div {height:auto !important;}
#page-header-ad img {float: right;}
#article-box-ad {margin: 12px 0 0 12px; position: relative; width: 300px; float: right; display: inline; padding: 0;}
#article-box-ad div {height:auto !important;}
#right-box-ad {width: 300px; /*height: 250px;*/ margin:5px 0px 5px 0px; float: left; border:1px solid #0C124D;}
#right-box-ad div {height: auto !important;}
#ad-home-left-box {padding:10px 3px 10px 6px; text-align: center; background: #ddd;}
#ad-home-left-box div {height:auto !important;}
.right-wide-skyscraper {width: 167px; float: right; margin: 2px 0; padding: 5px 0; border: 1px solid #4c4c4c; text-align: center; }
.right-wide-skyscraper div {height:auto !important;}
#right-narrow-skyscraper {width: 125px; margin-top: 5px; float: left;}
#right-narrow-skyscraper div {height:auto !important;}
/*top ad*/
#ad-leaderboard {width:772px; height: 98px; margin: 1px 1px 0 1px; padding: 5px 0 0 0; position:relative; display:inline; float:left;}
#ad-leaderboard img {float: right;}
#ad-leaderboard div {height:auto !important;}
/************************************************************************/
/************************ ENTRY ARCHIVES STYLES *************************/
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.module p { margin: 0; color: #444; }
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.promos { width:100%;}
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.promos .right-column {padding:8px 0 0 8px; width:210px; }
.promos .right-column img {border:1px solid #000;}
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.mostReadPics {padding:0px 4px 0px 4px;}
.article-title {padding:0px 0px 2px 0px; border-bottom:1px solid #999;}
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img { border: none; }
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#toolbox img { padding: 0; }
#toolbox .thinking { color: #cc0000; }
#toolbox p { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
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#toolbox td#alert { border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; border-left: none; }
#toolbox #alert .title { margin-bottom: 7px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; }
#toolbox input { font-size: 11px; }
#toolbox button { cursor: pointer; font-size: 9px; background: #cc0000 url(/images/white.gif) repeat-x top; border: 1px solid #cc0000; padding: 1px 0 1px 0; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; color: #fff; }
#toolbox #list_email { border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 3px; }
#toolbox img.icon_alert { margin-right: 1px; margin-bottom: -3px; }
#toolbox img.icon_share { margin-bottom: -3px; }
#toolbox img.icon_email { margin-bottom: -1px; }
#toolbox img.icon_rss { margin-bottom: -3px; }
.mario { display: none; }
.featured_authors_page {}
/*********************************************/
/**********ELECTION 2010 PAGE STUFF***********/
/*********************************************/
.article_padding p.author {font:11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: -4px;}
.hiddenTitle {display:none;}
#article-social-tools {color:#cc0000; font: 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; width:100%; text-align:center; padding:4px 0; float:none; border-top:1px solid #ccc; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;}
.article-social-tools {color:#cc0000; font: 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; width:100%; text-align:center; padding:4px 0; float:none; border-top:1px solid #ccc; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;}
.article-social-tools img.share_this { margin-bottom: -3px; }
.top-article-social-tools { border-top: none; text-align: right; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 15px; }
.top-article-social-tools table { float: right; }
#related-footer {margin-top:15px; font: bold 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom:20px;}
#article-footer {font:11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000;}
#article-footer .recommendedArticles {line-height:1.4; margin-left:15px;}
.left_rail_container { float: left; width: 335px; margin-bottom: 15px; display: inline; background-color:#fff;}
.left_rail_container #left_rail_picture { float:none; }
.left_rail_container #left_rail { float: none; }
#left_rail_picture {float:left; margin-bottom:0px; margin-right:15px; margin-top:5px; width:320px;}
#left_rail {float:left; margin-bottom:15px; margin-right:15px; margin-top:5px; width:320px; display: inline;}
#left_rail .ad160x600 {background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #cccccc; float:left; height:600px; margin-top:15px; width:160px;}
#left_rail .more_links {float:left; margin-top:15px; width:160px;}
#left_rail .more_links p.more_title {font:bold 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin:2px 0 5px 10px;}
#left_rail .more_links ul { list-style: disc; list-style-type: disc; list-style-image: none; }
#left_rail .more_links ul li { margin-bottom: 8px; list-style-type: disc; list-style-image: none; }
#left_rail .more_links ul li a { font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#content_header { padding: 6px 8px 5px 8px; font: 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #fff; text-align: center; width: 974px; background: #990000 url('/images/bg_election_header2.gif'); margin: 0 0 0 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #990000;}
#content_header td.links { text-align: right; font: bold 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#content_header table { width: 100%; }
#content_header a { color: #fff; }
#content_header h1 { margin: 0; color: #fff; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 32px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-shadow: #444 1px 1px; }
#content_header h1 span { font-size: 40px; }
#content_header1 { padding: 20px 0 15px 0; color: #fff; text-align: center; width: 990px; background: #990000 url('/images/bg_election_header2.jpg'); margin: 0 0 0 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #990000; }
#content_header1 a { color: #fff; }
#content_header1 .links { font: 13px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 8px; }
#content_header1 h1 { margin: 0; color: #fff; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 32px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-shadow: #444 1px 1px; }
#content_header1 h1 span { font-size: 40px; }
.clearfix:after { content: "."; display: block; clear: both; visibility: hidden; line-height: 0; height: 0; }
.clearfix { display: inline-block; }
html[xmlns] .clearfix { display: block; }
* html .clearfix { height: 1%; }
.clear { clear: both; height: 0px; }
#content_main {width:670px; margin:0 0 0 -4px;}
#promo { background: #f2f2f2 url('/images/bg_election_sep.gif') repeat-y 384px; border: 1px solid #ccc; }
#promo .main { float: left; width: 385px; /*height: 400px; background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_sep.gif') repeat-y right;*/ }
#promo .sub { float: right; width: 283px; /*height: 200px;*/ }
#promo .first { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_sep2.gif') repeat-x bottom; }
#promo p.source { margin: -6px 10px 10px 10px; font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#promo p.excerpt { color: #333; font: 12px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; margin: 10px; line-height: 1.5; }
#promo p.image { border: 1px solid #666; margin: 10px; width: 320px; }
#promo h2 { margin: 10px; }
#promo h3 { margin: 10px; line-height: 1.1; }
#promo h3 a { line-height: 1.1; color: #cc0000; }
#promo h3 a:visited { color: #cc6600; }
#promo ul.related { list-style: disc; color: #666; font-size: 10px; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: disc; }
#promo ul.related li { font-size: 10px; list-style: disc; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: disc; }
#promo ul.related a { font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.ticker_latest_polls { color: #666; padding: 0; text-align: left; font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background: #fff; border-left: 1px solid #eee; border-right: 1px solid #eee; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;/**/ margin: 0 0 5px 0; }
.ticker_latest_polls a { color: #cc0000; }
.ticker_latest_polls a.title { display: block; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_ticker_arrow3.gif') no-repeat right; color: #fff; padding: 5px 23px 5px 5px; font-size: 10px; }
.ticker_latest_polls span.result { margin-right: 20px; }
#scroller_container {
margin-left: 3px;
position: relative;
width: 855px;
height: 15px;
overflow: hidden;
}
#scroller {
white-space: nowrap;
line-height: 15px;
font-size: 10px;
}
#scroller a.alt { color: #333; }
#scroller p {
padding: 0;
}
#rcp_count { border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_small_maps.gif') repeat-x bottom; }
#rcp_count div { float: left; width: 329px; border-right: 1px solid #ccc; border-bottom: 1px solid #fff; }
#rcp_count td { text-align: center; padding: 0; }
#rcp_count td.dems { color: #3333cc; }
#rcp_count td.number { width: 60px; }
#rcp_count td.tu { color: #606060; font-size: 9px; width: 160px; }
#rcp_count td.tu table { width: 100%; text-align: center; }
#rcp_count td.tu td { text-align: center; }
#rcp_count td.tu td.number { font-size: 16px; text-align: center; }
#rcp_count td.tu td.tu_2 { font-size: 16px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; }
#rcp_count td.gop { color: #cc3333; }
#rcp_count td.number { line-height: 1; text-align: right; font-size: 25px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; padding: 0; }
#rcp_count td.label { text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 12px; }
#rcp_count td.align_left { text-align: left; }
#rcp_count td.label_left { padding-left: 4px; }
#rcp_count td.label_right { padding-right: 4px; }
#rcp_count td.title { padding: 5px 0 0 0; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; font: bold 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; /*border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;*/ color: #333; /*background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_table_header.gif') repeat-x bottom;*/ }
#rcp_count td.title a { color: #333; }
#rcp_count td.map { padding: 4px 4px 0 4px; vertical-align: bottom; }
#latest_polls { border: 1px solid #cc6666; margin-top: 10px; }
#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; }
#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; }
#latest_polls td.spread { text-align: right; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 1px 2px; background: #fff url('/images/bg_election_spread.gif') repeat-x bottom; }
#latest_polls td.spread a { font-weight: bold; }
#latest_polls td.spread a span.dem { color: #0000cc; }
#latest_polls td.spread a span.rep { color: #cc0000; }
#latest_polls td.value { text-align: right; width: 15px; font-weight: bold; }
#latest_polls td.name { vertical-align: top; }
#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;}
#latest_polls .more a { font: bold 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.module { border: 1px solid #cc6666; margin-bottom: 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; }
.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 #widgets table { width: 100%; background: #fff; }
.module #widgets table a { font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.module #widgets table td { padding: 2px 6px 3px 6px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #ccc; border-top: 1px solid #fff; }
.module #widgets table td.avg { text-align: right; }
.module #widgets table td.avg span { font-weight: bold; }
.module #widgets table td.avg a.dem { color: #0000cc; }
.module #widgets table td.avg a.gop { color: #cc0000; }
.module #widgets table td.avg a.toss { color: #606060; }
.module #widgets table td.foot { text-align: center; background: #ddd; padding: 0; }
.module #widgets table td.foot a { font-weight: bold; }
.module #widgets table tr.alt { background: #f6f6f6; }
.module #widgets table tr.even { background: #f6f6f6; }
.module #widgets 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 #widgets table th a { color: #fff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }
.module #widgets table th a:visited {color: #fff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }
.module #widgets table th a:hover {color: #fff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }
.module .widget { border-top: 0; }
#search { margin-top: 5px; }
#search td.title { padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #333; font: bold 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#search td.select { text-align: right; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 10px; }
#search td.select select { width: 150px; }
#search { margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0; border: 1px solid #ccc; background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_small_maps.gif') repeat-x bottom;}
#search table { width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px solid #fff; }
#widgets .card { background: #990000; padding: 4px 4px 5px 4px; }
#widgets .card div.container {/*-moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px;*/}
#widgets .card div.score { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_small_maps.gif') bottom repeat-x; margin: 1px; border: 1px solid #d6d6d6; width: 142px; }
#widgets .card div.wide { width: 288px; }
#widgets .card div.score td { padding: 1px; font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#widgets .card div.score td.head { background: #c6c6c6; font-weight: bold; color: #444; font-size: 9px; }
#widgets .card table { width: 100%; background: none; }
#widgets .card table td { border: none; padding: 0; text-align: center; }
#widgets .card table td a { font-size: 10px; }
#widgets .card table td span { color: #666; font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#widgets .card table td.dem { color: #3333cc; }
#widgets .card table td.tu { text-align: center; font-size: 10px; color: #666; }
#widgets .card table td.gop { text-align: right; color: #cc3333; }
#widgets .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 #widgets table.new_table td { /*padding: 0 6px 0 6px;*/ }
.module #widgets table td a.democrat { color: #0000cc; }
.module #widgets table td a.republican { color: #cc0000; }
.module #widgets 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 #widgets table.rcp-widget { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.module #widgets table.rcp-widget td { text-align: center; border: none; padding: 0; font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.module #widgets table.rcp-widget td.lean-dem { background: #d7dfff; }
.module #widgets table.rcp-widget td.toss { background: #eee; }
.module #widgets table.rcp-widget td.lean-gop { background: #ffdbd7; }
.module #widgets table#widget_house td { padding: 0; border: none; }
.module #widgets table.new_house {}
.module #widgets table.new_house td { padding: 0; border: none; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.module #widgets 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 #widgets table.new_house td.big { font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; }
.module #widgets table.new_house td.med { font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #666; }
.module #widgets table.new_house td.small { font-size: 10px; color: #666; }
.module #widgets table.new_house td.dem { color: #3333cc; }
.module #widgets table.new_house td.gop { color: #cc3333; }
.module #widgets 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 0 2px 0; list-style: none; font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; }
.widget_upcoming li { padding: 5px; border-top: 0px solid #e2e2e2; clear: both; font-size: 9px; color: #333; text-align: center; }
.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: 0 0 0 0; padding: 7px 0 0 0; color: #666; font: bold 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; border-top: 1px solid #eee; }
.widget_upcoming li.alt { /*background: #f2f2f2;*/ }
#videos { background: #fff; border: 0px solid #e2e2e2; margin: 15px 0; height: 72px; overflow: hidden; }
#videos .controls { float: left; background: #fff url('/images/bg_election_sep.gif') repeat-y right; width: 66px; padding: 2px 10px 0 10px; }
#videos .controls h3 { font: bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0; }
#videos .controls p { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
#videos ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; float: left; }
#videos li { float: left; padding: 5px 0 5px 5px; width: 189px; height: 62px; }
#videos li a.thumb { position: relative; float: left; display: block; width: 90px; height: 61px; }
#videos li a.thumb img.play { position: absolute; top: 3px; left: 0; }
#videos li img { float: left; width: 90px; }
#videos li p { float: left; width: 84px; margin: 0 0 0 5px; padding: 0; }
#videos li p a { font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#mycarousel-prev { margin-right: 8px; display: block; float: left; background: transparent url('/images/election_2010_video_arrow.gif') no-repeat 0 -36px; width: 18px; height: 18px; }
#mycarousel-next { display: block; float: left; background: transparent url('/images/election_2010_video_arrow.gif') no-repeat; width: 18px; height: 18px; }
#videos a.paginate { margin-right: 4px; display: block; float: left; background: transparent url('/images/election_2010_video_dot.gif') no-repeat; width: 8px; height: 8px; }
#videos a.activeSlide { background: transparent url('/images/election_2010_video_dot.gif') no-repeat 0 -8px; }
#videos .controls p.dots { margin: 5px 0 5px 3px; }
#videos .controls p.prev-next { margin: 5px 0 0 3px; }
#races .race { float: left; width: 214px; height: 290px; border: 1px solid #cc6666; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_bucket.gif') no-repeat bottom; }
#races .last { margin-right: 0; width: 215px; }
#races h3 { margin: 0; padding: 0; background: #cc3333 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif'); color: #fff; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; font: bold 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid #c6c6c6; }
#races h3 a { color: #fff; font-size: 11px; }
#races ul { margin: 7px; padding: 0; list-style: none; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; }
#races ul li { margin-bottom: 5px; }
#races ul li a { background: transparent url('/images/election_2010_bullet.gif') no-repeat 0 5px; padding-left: 7px; display: block; }
#races ul a { font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#races p.links { margin: 0; padding: 1px; text-align: center; background: #f2f2f2; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }
#races p.links a { font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#races table.map { border-top: 1px solid #e2e2e2; width: 100%; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#races table.map td.gop { text-align: right; padding: 3px; color: #cc3333; }
#races table.map td span { font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; }
#races table.map td.dem { padding: 3px; color: #3333cc; }
#more_news { margin-top: 5px; margin-left: -20px; }
#more_news h3.title { margin: 0 0 10px 20px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; padding: 5px; background: #cc3333 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif') repeat-x bottom; color: #fff; text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; font: 22px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; }
#more_news div.news { width: 210px; float: left; margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0; height: 330px; }
#more_news div.news h3 { font-size: 16px; margin: 4px 0 6px 0; padding: 0; }
#more_news div.news h3 a { color: #cc0000; font-size: 16px; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
#more_news div.news h3 a:visited { color: #cc6600; }
#more_news div.photo {
border:2px solid #000;
padding:0;
text-align:center;
background-color:#000;
width:204px;
overflow:hidden;
margin-bottom: 3px;
}
#more_news p.category { font: 9px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin:2px 0 4px 0; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 0; }
#more_news p.category a { color: #666; }
#more_news p.source { font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin:4px 0 7px 0; padding: 0; }
#more_news p.excerpt { font-size: 12px; color: #333; margin: 0 0 0 0; padding: 0; }
#comments-container {border: 1px solid #ccc; margin:10px 0; padding:10px; position:relative;}
#comments-container .auth {text-align:right; font: bold 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;}
#toolbox { border: 1px solid #ccc; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #666; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; }
#toolbox a { text-decoration: none; }
img { border: none; }
#toolbox table { width: 298px; }
#toolbox img { padding: 0; }
#toolbox .thinking { color: #cc0000; }
#toolbox p { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
#toolbox td { background: #fff; padding: 8px; border-left: 1px solid #ddd; }
#toolbox td.first { border: none; }
#toolbox td#alert { border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; border-left: none; }
#toolbox #alert .title { margin-bottom: 7px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; }
#toolbox input { font-size: 11px; }
#toolbox img.icon_alert { margin-right: 1px; margin-bottom: -3px; }
#toolbox img.icon_share { margin-bottom: -3px; }
#toolbox img.icon_email { margin-bottom: -1px; }
#toolbox img.icon_rss { margin-bottom: -3px; }
.mario { display: none; }
#toolbox .lst-td { border-bottom: 1px solid #999; padding-right: 16px; }
#toolbox .lst {border-width: 1px 1px medium; border-style: solid solid none; border-color: #ccc #ccc -moz-use-text-color; height: 20px; padding: 4px 0 0; -mox-box-sizing: content-box; background: #fff; color: #000; float: left; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 10px; vertical-align: top; width: 100%; }
#toolbox .ds { border-right: 1px solid #e7e7e7; height: 26px; position: relative; z-index: 100; }
#toolbox .lsbb { background: #eee; border-color: #ccc #999 #999 #ccc; border-right: 1px solid #999; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; height: 24px; }
#toolbox .lsb { background-position: center bottom; background: transparent url('/images/election_2010_submit.gif') repeat-x bottom; border: medium none; color: #333; cursor: pointer; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 24px; margin: 0; vertical-align: top; }
#toolbox table.gform { width: 281px; }
#toolbox table.gform td { padding: 0; border-left: none; }
#toolbox table.gform #list_email { border-width: 1px 1px medium; border-style: solid solid none; border-color: #ccc #ccc -moz-use-text-color; height: 20px; padding: 4px 0 0; -mox-box-sizing: content-box; background: #fff; color: #000; float: left; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 10px; vertical-align: top; width: 100%; }
.social_toolbar { border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; margin-bottom: 15px; color: #999; font: 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.social_toolbar a { color: #cc0000; font: 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; }
.social_toolbar td { padding-top: 2px; padding-bottom: 2px; }
.social_toolbar td.sn_left { width: 350px; }
.social_toolbar td.sn_right { width: 462px; }
.social_toolbar td.sn_right td { padding-left: 30px; }
.social_toolbar td.sn_facebook_share { padding-bottom: 4px; padding-right: 10px; }
.social_toolbar td.sn_twitter iframe { margin-bottom: -2px; }
.social_toolbar td.sn_email img { margin: 0 4px -2px 0; }
.social_toolbar td.sn_print img { margin: 0 4px -2px 0; }
.social_toolbar td.sn_share img { margin: 0 4px -2px 0; }
.social_toolbar td.sn_comments img { margin: 0 4px -3px 0; }
.social_toolbar td.sn_comments img { margin: 0 4px -3px 0; }
.social_toolbar td.sn_comments a.word { display: block; float: left; margin-top: 0px; }
.social_toolbar .smallcomm {float: left; display: block; padding: 0; text-align: right; font-size: 9px; width: auto; height:14px; background: url('/images/bg_comments_bubble_left.gif') 0 0 no-repeat; margin: 0 3px -1px 0;}
.social_toolbar .smallcomm p {font-size:9px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding:0; margin:0; width: auto; height:14px; float: left;}
.social_toolbar .smallcomm a {cursor:pointer; text-decoration:none; font: normal 9px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; display: block; padding: 1px 6px 0 3px; background: transparent url('/images/bg_comments_bubble_right.gif') right 0 no-repeat; height: 14px; width: auto; zoom: 1; float: left;}
.social_toolbar .smallcomm a:hover {text-decoration:none; }
.rcp_cartoons_container .social_toolbar {margin-bottom: 20px; }
.rcp_cartoons_container .social_toolbar td.sn_right td { padding-left: 25px; }
.rcp_cartoons_container .cartoons_header {margin:0 0 5px 0; text-align:center;}
.rcp_cartoons_container .cartoons_header .toon_date {font-size:20px; }
.rcp_cartoons_container .cartoons_archives_header {margin:-5px 0 5px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;}
.rcp_cartoons_container a.author_name {font-size:16px;}
.article-social-tools a.word { display: block; float: left; margin-top: 1px; }
.article-social-tools .smallcomm {float: left; display: block; padding: 0; text-align: right; font-size: 9px; width: auto; height:14px; background: url('/images/bg_comments_bubble_left.gif') 0 0 no-repeat; margin: 0 3px -1px 0;}
.article-social-tools .smallcomm p {font-size:9px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding:0; margin:0; width: auto; height:14px; float: left; }
.article-social-tools .smallcomm a {cursor:pointer; text-decoration:none; font: normal 9px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; display: block; padding: 1px 6px 0 3px; background: transparent url('/images/bg_comments_bubble_right.gif') right 0 no-repeat; height: 13px; width: auto; zoom: 1; float: left; }
.article-social-tools .smallcomm a:hover {text-decoration:none; }
/* -- LIGHTBOX POP-UP AD -- */
#lwac {position:relative; display:none; z-index:20000;}
#lwac #black_background {width:100%; height:1500px; background-color:#000; opacity:0.7; -moz-opacity:0.7; filter:alpha(opacity=70); position:absolute; top:0; left:0; z-index:10000;}
#lwac #ad_js_include {position:absolute; width:640px; height:480px; background-color:#000; z-index:10001;}
#lwac #ad_js_include #title {background-color:#000; padding:4px; color:#cc0000; text-align:center;}
#lwac #ad_js_include #close {}
#lwac #ad_js_include #close a{}
#lwac #ad_js_include .close_top {float:right; position:absolute; top:0; right:2px; background-color:#000; padding:4px;}
#lwac #ad_js_include .close_top a {color:#fff}
#lwac #ad_js_include .close_bottom {text-align:center; background-color:#000; padding:4px; }
#lwac #ad_js_include .close_bottom a {color:#cc0000;}
#lwac #ad_js_include #content {background-color:#000; margin:0; float:none; width:auto;}
#lwac #ad_js_include #advertisement {text-align:center; color:#cc0000;}
#lwac #ad_js_include #content {background-color:#000; margin:0; float:none; width:auto;}
#lwac #ad_js_include #advertisement {text-align:center; color:#cc0000; padding:4px;}
/*********************************************/
/**********ELECTION 2012 PAGE STUFF***********/
/*********************************************/
#data_dash { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_small_maps.gif') repeat-x bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; }
#data_dash .data { position: relative; width: 329px; float: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #fff; border-right: 1px solid #ccc; }
#data_dash .data a { color: #333; }
#data_dash .data a span.gop, #data_dash .data a span.republicans, #data_dash .data a span.republican { color: #cc0000; }
#data_dash .data a span.dems, #data_dash .data a span.dem, #data_dash .data a span.democrat, #data_dash .data a span.democrats { color: #0000cc; }
#data_dash .data a span.toss_up { color: #606060; }
#data_dash .data a.dash_prev { color: #cc0000; position: absolute; top: 23px; left: 6px; z-index: 500; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; }
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#data_dash .data h3 { color: #666; font: bold 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0; padding: 7px 0 0 0; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; }
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float: left;
width: 150px;
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float: left;
width: 435px;
}
/*********************************************************************************/
/*****************HOME PAGE SLIDE SHOW STYLES*************************************/
/*********************************************************************************/
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/*********************END HOME PAGE SLIDE SHOW STYLES*******************************************************************/
/***** ELECTION 2012 GOP NOMINATION RIGHT COLUMN SLIDE ****/
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