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	margin: 0; /* setting border: 0 hoses ie6 win window inner well border */ 
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}
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	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: normal;
	line-height: 17px;
	color: #000000; 
	background: #FFFFFF; 
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
}

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#container 	{width:1000px; background:#ffffff url('http://realclearpolitics.com/images/container_bg.gif') 0 0 repeat-y;}

hr{ color: #81C0C8; background-color: #81C0C8; height: 1px;}
.day {color:#81c0c8;}

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a:hover {  color: #CC0000;  text-decoration: underline;  font-weight: bold; }
a:visited {  color: #CC6600;  font-weight: bold; }
a img { border: 0; }

#left{width: 220px; margin: 0px; padding:0px 0px 25px 0px; float:left; background-color:#4c4c4c;}
#right {width:775px; margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px; float:right; }
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#beta {width: 302px; float: right; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; }


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table {}
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td.pop{border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: #003399; background-color:#dddddd; }

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); }
li {font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 4px; }

#left ul.promos { margin: 0; padding: 0 5px 5px 5px; background: #ddd; list-style: none; }
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input.small {width: 60px; border: 1px solid #003399; font-size: 10px; padding: 3px; }

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h2 {font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;  margin-bottom: 2px; }
h3{font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; text-transform: capitalize;  color: #4C4C4C; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; }
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.h3-home {font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; text-transform: uppercase; color: #666666; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 2px;}
.h3-home  a:link,  h3  a:visited { color: #666666;}
h4 { padding-left: 6px; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; }
h5, h6 { font-weight: normal; }
h5, h6, p, ol, ul, pre, blockquote{ margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;}

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.bold:hover {color: #CC0000; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;}
.bold:visited{color: #990000;	font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;}

.smallbuzz{color: #CC0000; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;}
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.smallbuzz:visited{color: #990000; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;	font-size: 10px;}

#logobox {width: 220px; background-color:#fff; padding:5px 0px 0px 0px; float:left; clear:both;}

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.sidebar{font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #CC0000; }
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#most-read-box{ margin:15px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px 8px 10px 12px; text-align: left; background:#81C0C8; width: 200px; float:left;}

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#home-dateline {width: 170px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #81C0C8;	float: left; }

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.home-dates { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; background-color:#81C0C8;
}
.home-dates:hover {	color: #FFFFFF;	text-decoration: underline;	font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;}
.home-dates:visited {color: #FFFFFF;}


.most-read {color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px; line-height: 14px;}

.most-read:hover { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline; }

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.most-read-sub-head {font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #333333; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .05em; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 6px; }

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.red  {color: #81C0C8;}

#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;}


.newfeaturebox	 {margin:5px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;}
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	display: inline-block;
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	display: block;
}
 
* html .clearfix {
	height: 1%;
}
	
/*********************************************************************************/
/*****************HOME PAGE SLIDE SHOW STYLES*************************************/
/*********************************************************************************/

#dash-visual { width: 300px; height: 275px; border: 1px solid #ccc; margin-top: 6px; position: relative; }
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#dash-visual div.slidetype1 p.excerpt { margin-top: 2px; line-height: 1.3; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype1 p.excerpt a { line-height: 1.3; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype1 img { border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 3px; background: #fff; margin: 15px 15px 0 15px; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype1 img.h_image { margin-top: 0; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype1 img.h_title { margin: 7px 7px 8px 7px; padding: 0; border: 0; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype1 p.no_title { margin-top: 6px; }

/* map slide */
#dash-visual div.map span.map_container { display: block; margin: 7px; background: #fff url(/images/bg_map_right_widget.gif) repeat-x bottom; height: 233px; position: relative; }
#dash-visual div.map span.map_container img.h_title { margin: 0; }
#dash-visual div.map span.map_container span.legend { position: absolute; bottom: 7px; background: #fff; color: #cc0000; font: normal 10px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; right: 7px; width: 110px; height: 23px; text-align: center; padding: 3px 0 5px 0; border: 1px solid #ccc; }
#dash-visual div.map span.map_container span.map_map img { margin: 8px 3px 3px 17px; padding: 0; border: 0; }

/* image on bottom */
#dash-visual div.slidetype7 { background: #ededf0 url(/img/bg.gif) no-repeat top center; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype7 h3 { margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 0; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype7 h3 a { text-decoration: none; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 5px; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype7 p.excerpt { margin-top: 0; line-height: 1.3; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype7 p.excerpt a { line-height: 1.3; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype7 img { border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 3px; background: #fff; margin: 0 15px 0 15px; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype7 p.no_title { margin-top: 13px; }

/* image in middle */
#dash-visual div.slidetype8 { background: #ededf0 url(/img/bg.gif) no-repeat top center; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype8 h3 { margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 0; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype8 h3 a { text-decoration: none; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 5px; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype8 p.excerpt { margin-top: 0; line-height: 1.3; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype8 p.excerpt a { line-height: 1.3; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype8 img { border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 3px; background: #fff; margin: 0 15px 5px 15px; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype8 img.h_title { margin: 7px 7px 8px 7px; padding: 0; border: 0; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype8 p.no_title { margin-top: 13px; }

/* image on side */
#dash-visual div.slidetype2 { background: #ededf0 url(/img/bg.gif) no-repeat top center; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype2 img {float: right; display: inline; margin: 15px 15px 10px 10px; border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 3px; background: #fff;}
#dash-visual div.slidetype2 h3 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px; padding-top: 15px; width: 132px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;}
#dash-visual div.slidetype2 h3 a { text-decoration: none; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype2 p.excerpt { margin-top: 2px; line-height: 1.3; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype2 p.excerpt a { line-height: 1.3; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype2 ul li a { font: bold 12px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; line-height: .9; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype2 ul li { margin-bottom: 3px; }

#dash-visual div.slidetype4 img {float: left; display: inline; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; padding: 0;}
#dash-visual div.slidetype4 h3 { margin-top: 0; padding-top: 10px; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype4 ul { list-style: none; }

/* dark background image type */
#dash-visual div.slidetype5 a { color: #fff; background: transparent url(/img/text-bg.png); text-decoration: none; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype5 ul { color: #fff; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype5 h3 { margin: 10px;}
#dash-visual div.slidetype5 h3 a {  }
#dash-visual div.slidetype5 p.excerpt { margin: -10px 10px 10px 10px; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype5 a.whole { background: none; text-decoration: none; display: block; width: 300px; height: 250px; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype5 p.subtitle { font: bold 12px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; margin: -8px 10px 0 10px; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype5 p.subtitle a { padding: 1px 0 1px 0; }

/* light background image */
#dash-visual div.slidetype3 a {  }
#dash-visual div.slidetype3 ul { margin-top: 6px; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype3 h3 { margin: 10px 10px 6px 10px; }
#dash-visual div.slidetype3 p.excerpt { }


#dash-visual a.hide { display: none; }
#dash-visual a.show { display: inline; }
#dash-visual span#slide-nav { position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 0; display: block; background: #ccc; width: 294px; height: 18px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 1px; }
#dash-visual span#slide-nav a { margin-left: 5px; padding: 2px 4px; font: bold 10px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background: #fff; }
#dash-visual span#slide-nav a.on { background: #444; color: #fff; }
#dash-visual span#slide-nav:after { content: "."; display: block; height: 0; clear: both; visibility: hidden;}
#dash-visual span#slide-nav span { display: block; float: left; }
#dash-visual span#slide-nav ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; display: inline; list-style: none; float: right; }
#dash-visual span#slide-nav ul li { margin: 0; padding: 0; display: inline; list-style: none; float: left; }
#dash-visual span#slide-nav ul li a { float: left; display: block; }

/*********************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;}



/* -------------- 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;}
	.more_rcp_live {text-align:right; padding:0 7px;}
	
	.rcp_live_news_widget .rcpl_img {}
	.rcp_live_news_widget .text {text-align:left; padding-left:4px;}	
	h2.ttw-link a {font-size:11px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight:bold; line-height:1em; color:#cc0000; text-decoration:none;}
	h2.ttw-link a:hover {text-decoration:underline;}
	.ttw-pub {line-height:1em; color:#333; font-weight:bold; font-size:14px; margin:0; padding:0 0 2px 0;}
	.ttw-img {border:1px solid #ccc; display:block; margin:0 3px 0 0; padding:3px;}
	.new { background: #ffff99; }
	
/***************** 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;}

#left ul.widget { padding: 1px 5px; background: #ddd; width: 210px; }
#left ul.widget li a {text-transform: none; font: bold 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;  color: #CC0000; padding: 0; margin: 0;}
#left ul.widget li a:hover {color: #CC0000;}
#left ul.widget li {padding: 0 0 0 9px; width: 201px; margin: 3px 0; background: url(/mt-static/images/arrow_black.gif) no-repeat 0 1px;}

/*TOP MAKE THIS YOUR HOMEPAGE NOTICE*/
.top_notice { width: 1000px; background: #81C0C8; border-bottom: 1px solid #4F7F84; border-top: 1px solid #B6E9EF; text-align: center; font: bold 14px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.top_notice a { color: #fff; display: block; padding: 7px 0 7px 0; font-size: 14px; }

#facebox .soft_alert { width: 400px; }
#facebox .soft_alert h2 { margin: 10px; font: normal 20px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; color: #666; }
#facebox .soft_alert p { margin: 10px; }
#facebox .soft_alert ul { margin-left: 15px; list-style: disc; list-style-type: disc; }
#facebox .soft_alert li { margin-bottom: 4px; margin-right: 15px; line-height: 1.3; }
#facebox .soft_alert .browser { display: none; }

/*********************************************************************************/
/*****************HOME PAGE SLIDE SHOW STYLES*************************************/
/*********************************************************************************/

    	.dash { margin: 6px 0 0 0; }
		.dash .slides { width: 300px; height: 250px; border: 1px solid #ccc; background: #fff; }
    	.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; }
		.dash .slides .first { display: block; }
		.dash .slide .visual { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; z-index: 100; } 
		.dash .slide .desc { padding: 0 0 2px 0; width: 298px; position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 0; z-index: 200; background: #81c0c8 url('/images/bg_blue_gradient.gif') repeat-x top; color: #fff; }
    	.dash .slide .desc h3.name { line-height: 1; font: 18px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; text-align: center; color: #fff; margin: 10px 10px 8px 10px; text-shadow: #6c9499 2px 2px 0; }
		.dash .slide .desc h3.name a { color: #fff; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0; padding: 0; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; }
		/*.dash .slide .desc p.text { text-align: center; color: #faeeee; margin: 7px 10px 10px 10px; font: 10px/1.4 Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }*/
		.dash .slide .desc p { text-align: center; color: #faeeee; margin: 7px 10px 10px 10px; font: 10px/1.4 Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
		.dash .slide .desc p a { color: #fff; font-weight: normal; }
		
.dash .slides .ad .desc { position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; width: 300px; height: 21px; background: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.dash .slides .ad .desc h3.name { font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: right; margin: 0; padding: 4px; background: transparent url('/images/bg_transparent_70.png'); text-shadow: #080c34 1px 1px 0; float: right; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(enabled=true, sizingMethod=scale, src='/images/bg_transparent_70.png'); }


		.dash .slide .desc p.links { text-align: center; color: #bc5757; margin: -4px 10px 10px 10px; font: 10px/1.4 Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
		.dash .slide .desc p.links a { color: #faeeee; font-weight: bold; }
		.dash .slide .desc p.author { text-align: center; color: #f1d1d1; margin: -3px 10px 0 10px; font: italic 11px/1.4 Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }

    	/*.dash .slide .desc ul.list { margin: 10px 0 12px 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; }
		.dash .slide .desc ul.list li { text-align: center; line-height: 1; margin: 0 10px 7px 10px; }
		.dash .slide .desc ul.list li a { font-size: 9px; font-weight: normal; color: #fff; background: transparent url('/images/dash_bullet.gif') no-repeat left 5px; padding-left: 8px; margin-left: -8px; }*/


    	.dash .slide .desc ul { margin: 10px 0 12px 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; }
		.dash .slide .desc ul li { text-align: center; line-height: 1; margin: 0 10px 7px 10px; font: normal 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
		.dash .slide .desc ul li a { font: normal 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: #fff; /*background: transparent url('/images/dash_bullet.gif') no-repeat left 5px; padding-left: 8px; margin-left: -8px;*/ }

	
    	.dash .controls { position: relative;background: transparent url('/images/feature_right_mod_bg.jpg') repeat-x bottom;  border: 1px solid #ccc; border-top: none; }
		.dash .controls .pagination { margin: 0; padding: 0; float: left; font-size: 12px; display: block; text-decoration: none; text-align: center; font-weight: normal; border-right: 1px solid #ccc;}
		.dash .controls .pagination a { display: block; padding: 1px 5px 2px 5px; border-right: 1px solid #fff; text-decoration: none; }
		.dash .controls .pagination a:hover { background: #e3e3e3; }
		.dash .controls .play_pause { position: absolute; top: 5px; right: 7px;  }
		.dash .controls .play_pause a { display: block; height: 12px; width: 50px; text-align: right; padding: 0 10px 0 0; margin: 0; float: left; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; font: bold 10px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
		.dash .controls .play_pause a.pause { background: transparent url('/images/dash_play_pause.gif') no-repeat  54px -10px; }
		.dash .controls .play_pause a.play { background: transparent url('/images/dash_play_pause.gif') no-repeat  48px 3px; }
		
		.dash .controls ul.thumbs { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 0; list-style: none; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none;}
    	.dash .controls ul.thumbs li { position: relative; float: left; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-right: 1px solid #ccc; }
    	.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.glimpse { display: none; border-top: 1px solid #999; position: absolute; bottom: 31px; left: -91px; width: 190px; background: transparent url('/images/dash_glimpse.gif') no-repeat bottom; z-index: 500; padding: 5px 5px 14px 5px; font-size: 9px;  }
		.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.glimpse img.glimpse_image { float: left; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; }
		/*.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.glimpse h6.glimpse_name { margin: 0; font: bold 12px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; }
		.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.glimpse div.glimpse_body { color: #555; }
		.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.glimpse div.glimpse_body p { margin-top: 5px;}*/
		.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.glimpse div.glimpse_body { width: 190px; height: 115px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; }
		.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.glimpse div.glimpse_body h6.glimpse_name { position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 0; background: #81c0c8 url("/images/bg_blue_gradient.gif") repeat-x scroll center top; color: #fff; width: 180px; margin: 0; padding: 5px; font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
		
	
		.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.ad { text-align: center; }
		.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.ad div.glimpse_body { width: 190px; height: auto; overflow: auto; background: #81c0c8 url("/images/bg_blue_gradient.gif") repeat-x scroll center top; color: #fff;}
		.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.ad div.glimpse_body h6.glimpse_name { position: relative; font-size: 10px; background: none; font-weight: bold; margin: 5px 0 3px 0; padding: 0; }
		.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.ad div.glimpse_body p { margin: 2px 0 5px 0; padding: 0; }
		
		.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; font: normal 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;  }
		.dash .controls ul.thumbs li a:hover { background: #e3e3e3; }
		.dash .controls ul.thumbs .desc { }
    	
		.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.activeSlide 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: 13px; padding-bottom: 3px;  }


		.dash .controls ul.thumbs li.first {  }
		.dash .controls ul.thumbs li.first .desc {  }
		
		/*.dash .controls ul.thumbs li.on .desc { border: 2px solid #990000; height: 46px; width: 71px; }*/
		.dash .controls ul.thumbs .desc p.text { position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 0;  background: #990000 url('/images/bg_blue_gradient.gif') repeat-x top; color: #fff; font-size: 9px; margin: 0; padding: 2px 3px; width: 70px; }
		
		




/* progress bar container */
#progressbar{
        border: none;
        width:300px;
        height:2px;
        position:relative;
        color:black; 
		background: #ccc;
}
/* color bar */
#progressbar div.progress{
        position:absolute;
        width:0;
        height:100%;
        overflow:hidden;
        background-color:#81c0c8;
}
/* text on bar */
#progressbar div.progress .text{
        position:absolute;
        text-align:center;
        color:white;
		display: none;
}
/* text off bar */
#progressbar div.text{
        position:absolute;
        width:100%;
        height:100%;
        text-align:center;
		display: none;
}		


/*********************END HOME PAGE SLIDE SHOW STYLES*******************************************************************/


/*************************** VIDEO MIDDLE COLUMN *********************************/

	    	#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 #444444; /*padding: 3px;*/ }
			.video img.tmb { /*width: 97px; float: left; margin-right: 4px;*/ margin-left: -11px; }
        	.video img.icon { position: absolute; top: 7px; left: 6px; }
			.video p { margin: 0; background: #444444; padding: 5px 5px 0 5px; border-bottom: 5px solid #444444; 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; display: block; }
			.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: 189px; 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: url("/images/bg_election_sub_header3.gif") repeat-x scroll center top #81C0C8 !important; color: #fff; float: left; width: 455px; clear:both;}	

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; }   

/* videos on hp */
          .jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-container {
    /*background: #000;*/
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-direction-rtl {
	direction: rtl;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-container-horizontal {
    width: 411px;
    padding: 0 28px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-container-vertical {
    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;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-item-horizontal {
	margin-left: 0;
    margin-right: 5px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-direction-rtl .jcarousel-item-horizontal {
	margin-left: 10px;
    margin-right: 0;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-item-vertical {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-item-placeholder {
    background: #fff;
    color: #000;
}

/**
 *  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;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-direction-rtl .jcarousel-next-horizontal {
    left: 5px;
    right: auto;
    background-image: url(prev-horizontal.png);
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-horizontal:hover {
    background-position: -32px 0;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-horizontal:active {
    background-position: -64px 0;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-disabled-horizontal,
.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-disabled-horizontal:hover,
.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-disabled-horizontal:active {
    cursor: default;
    background-position: -96px 0;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-horizontal {
    position: absolute;
    top: 43px;
    left: 5px;
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    cursor: pointer;
    background: transparent url(prev-horizontal.png) no-repeat 0 0;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-direction-rtl .jcarousel-prev-horizontal {
    left: auto;
    right: 5px;
    background-image: url(next-horizontal.png);
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-horizontal:hover {
    background-position: -32px 0;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-horizontal:active {
    background-position: -64px 0;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-disabled-horizontal,
.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-disabled-horizontal:hover,
.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-disabled-horizontal:active {
    cursor: default;
    background-position: -96px 0;
}

/**
 *  Vertical Buttons
 */
.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-vertical {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 5px;
    left: 43px;
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    cursor: pointer;
    background: transparent url(next-vertical.png) no-repeat 0 0;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-vertical:hover {
    background-position: 0 -32px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-vertical:active {
    background-position: 0 -64px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-disabled-vertical,
.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-disabled-vertical:hover,
.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-disabled-vertical:active {
    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;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-vertical:hover {
    background-position: 0 -32px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-vertical:active {
    background-position: 0 -64px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-disabled-vertical,
.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-disabled-vertical:hover,
.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-disabled-vertical:active {
    cursor: default;
    background-position: 0 -96px;
}

.video p { height: 28px; }
#videos .slide { margin: 0; }

#alpha .video p {background: url("/images/bg_election_sub_header3.gif") repeat-x scroll center top #81C0C8 !important; border-bottom:5px solid #81C0C8 !important;}		
		#alpha .video p {border-bottom:5px solid #81C0C8 !important;}

/************************* END VIDEO MIDDLE COLUMN *******************************/