@charset "UTF-8";
/* CSS Document */

body  {
	font: 1em Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	color: #54545c;
	background: url(../images/tile.gif);
}

.clearfix {clear: both;}

a:focus {outline-style: none;}
a img {border: none;}

a:link{color: #264f83;}
a:hover{color: #81272c;}
a:visited{color: #264f83;}

*a.thumb,
*a.thumb:hover,
*#visited {
	behavior: url(iepngfix.htc);
}

/********** STRUCTURE **********/

#container {
	width: 1000px;
	margin: 0 auto;
}

#header {
	height: 125px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	background: url(../images/header.gif) center top no-repeat;
}

#maincontent {
	background: url(../images/content_tile.gif) center repeat-y;
}

#leftcol {
	width: 250px;
	float: left;
}

#centercol {
	width: 490px;
	float: left;
	margin-left: 7px;
	_margin-left: 3px;
}

#rightcol {
	width: 250px;
	float: right;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5 {
	margin-top: 0;
	line-height: normal;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-weight: normal;
}

#footer {
	padding: 20px 0;
	text-align: center;
}

/*** Header ***/

#tab-container {
	width: 410px;
	height: 90px;
	margin: 0 0 0 575px;
	padding-top: 16px;
}	

.tabs {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: .9em;
	list-style-type: none;
	text-align: center;
}

.tabs #left-tab {
	margin-left: 25px;
	_margin-left: 12px;
}

.tabs li {
	display: inline;
	margin: 0;
}

.tabs li a {
	display: block;
	width: 68px;
	height: 20px;
	float: left;
	margin: 0 2px;
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #2d2b2b;
	background: url(../images/nav.gif) center top no-repeat;
}

.tabs li a:hover, .tabs li a.selected {
	background: url(../images/nav_over.gif) center top no-repeat;
	color: #264f83;
}

.tabcontent{
	display: none;
	color: #264f83;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 1.1em;
	line-height: 1.3em;
	*margin-top: -5px;
	_margin-top: 0;
}

#tab-content-box {
	width:410px;
	padding: 10px 0 0 0;
	*padding-top: 0;
	text-align: center;
}

@media print {
.tabcontent {
	display: block !important;
}
}

/*** Tags ***/

#tags {
	height: 20px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	padding-left: 5px;
	background: url(../images/tags_back.gif) center top no-repeat;
	color: #fff;
	font-size: .8em;
	line-height: 20px;
	color: #e2d89e;
}

#tags ul {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

#tags li {
	display: inline;
	float: left;
}

#tags li a {
	padding: 2px 5px;
	*padding: 2px 4px;
	margin: 0 2px;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-weight: bold;
	line-height: 20px;
	color: #e2d89e;
}

#tags a:hover {
	background: #394c6c;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#tags .tag-home {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	color: #fff;
	margin-right: 10px;
}

/********** LEFT COLUMN **********/

#leftmod, #rightmod {
	width: 228px;
	margin: 0 auto 10px auto;
	background: url(../images/left_tile.gif) center repeat-y;
}

#lefttop, #righttop {
	padding: 10px 10px 0 10px;
	background: url(../images/left_top.gif) center top no-repeat;
}

#leftcontent {
	padding: 8px;
	border: 2px solid #e9eaec;
	background: #fff;
}
#leftcontent form{
	font-size:.8em;
}

#welcome {
	margin: 0 auto 10px auto;
	display: block;
	width: 228px;
	height: 145px;
	text-indent: -5000px;
	background: url(../images/welcome.jpg) center top no-repeat;
}

#welcome:hover {
	background-position: center bottom;
}

/*** Vote boxes ***/
	
h2 {
	color: #81272c;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.vote {
	text-align: center;
	font-size: 1em;
}

form {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

input {
	float: left;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
}

label {
	float: left;
	margin-left: 3px;
	padding-top: 2px;
	font-weight: bold;
}

br {
	clear: both;
}

#vote-submit {
	width: 83px;
	height: 32px;
	margin: 0;
	background: url(../images/vote.gif) center top no-repeat;
	border: none;
	cursor: pointer;
}

.vote-button {
	float: left;
	width: 83px;
	margin-left: 20px;
}

#leftcontent .results {
	border: none;
	float: left;
	margin-left: 7px;
}

/*** The Regulars ***/

#leftcontent img {
	float: left;
	margin: 0 10px 10px 0;
	border: 1px solid #54545c;
}

h4, h5 {
	font-weight: bold;
}

h4 {
	margin-bottom: 10px;
}

h5 {
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	font-size: .7em;
}

.quote {
	font-size: .7em;
	font-style: italic;
}

#regulars-functions {
	clear: both;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	padding:3px 0 6px 0;
	background: #e9eaec;
	font-size: .55em;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-weight: bold;
	text-align: center;
}

#lefttop .bottom {
	margin-bottom: 0;
}

/*** Statistics ***/

.statistics ul {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 0 0 10px;
	font-size: .7em;
}

.statistics li {
	margin-bottom: 5px;
}

/********** CENTER COLUMN **********/

h3 {
	color: #264f83;
	font-size: 1.7em;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.feed-header {
	margin-left: 15px;
	margin-right:10px;
	display:inline;
}

.the-feed {
	font-size: .8em;
	color: #264f83;
}

#submit-content {
	font-weight: bold;
	background: #FFF48B;
	padding: 3px;
	color: #264f83;
}

.feed-header {
	margin-left: 15px;
	margin-right: 10px;
	display: inline;
}

#filtercontent {
	position: absolute;
	visibility: hidden;
	width: 460px;
	border: 2px solid #2b4162;
	background-color: #e9eaec;
	padding: 8px;
}

#filtercontent p {
	float: left;
	margin: 0 10px 0 0;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	color: #264f83;
}

#filtercontent form {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

#filtercontent #column {
	width: 135px;
	float: left;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
}

#filtersubmit {
	width: 75px;
	height: 20px;
	background: url(../images/filter_submit.gif) center top no-repeat;
	border: none;
	margin-left: 10px;
	cursor: pointer;
}

.centermod, .generalmod {
	width: 486px;
	_width: 480px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	background: url(../images/center_tile.gif) center repeat-y;
}

#generalmod {
	background: url(../images/general_back.gif) center repeat-y;
}

#general-text {
	padding: 0 25px 0 25px;
	*padding-left: 0;
	_padding: 0;
	*width: 436px;
	*margin-left: 25px;
	font-size: .8em;
}

#general-text img {
	float: right;
	margin: 0 5px 15px 15px;
}

#general-content {
	background: url(../images/general_content_back.gif) center repeat-y;
}

.dateline {
	display: block;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
.right{float:right;}
#general-text #functions {
	float: right;
	width: 90px;
	margin: 0 5px 15px 5px;
	text-align: center;
	background: #e9eaec;
	padding: 5px;
}

#general-text #thumbscount {
	background: url(../images/thumbs_count.gif) center top no-repeat;
}

#general-text #chiclets img {
	margin: 0 6px 5px 6px;
}

/*** Comments ***/

.comments {clear:both; float:left; width:436px; margin-top: 20px; border-top: 2px solid #e9eaec; padding-top: 10px;}
.post {clear:both; float:left; width:400px; margin-bottom: 10px;	padding: 1px 15px;	background: #e9eaec;}
.comments h2 a{color:#264f83; padding:0px; margin-bottom:10px; font-size:.9em;}
.author {
	color: #264f83;
	font-weight: bold;
}

.comments form, #donation form {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	font-weight: bold;
}

.comments label, #donation label {
	width: 215px;
	float: left;
	text-align: left;
}

.comments input, #comments textarea, #donation input {
	width: 200px;
	float: left;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	padding: 2px;
	background: #e9eaec;
	border: none;
}

.comments textarea {
	width: 425px;
	height: 150px;
	float: none;
}

.comments #commentbutton {
	width: 83px;
	height: 32px;
	border: none;
	background: url(../images/submit.gif) center top no-repeat;
	cursor: pointer;
}

#submit-button {
	width: 83px;
	margin: 0 auto;
}

.comments #captcha-label {
	width: auto;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.comments #captcha-input {
	width: 70px;
}

.comments #captcha {
	float: left;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	margin-right: 10px;
}

.comments #checkbox, #donation #checkbox, #donation radio-button {
	float: left;
	width: auto;
	background: none;
}

.comments br, #donation br {
	clear: left;
}

#centercol #feature {
	background: url(../images/feature_tile.gif) center repeat-y;
}

h1 {
	color: #264f83;
	padding: 0 20px 0 20px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	font-size: 1.5em;
}

.feature-title {
	color: #e2d79d;
}

#feature h1 a {
color: #e9eaec;
text-decoration: none;
}

#feature h1 a:hover {
color: #e9eaec;
text-decoration: underline;
}

#functions {
	width: 90px;
	_width: 85px;
	margin-left: 10px;
	_margin-left: 5px;
	float: left;
	text-align: center;
}

#functions img {
	margin-bottom: 10px;
}

#chiclets img {
	margin: 0 1px 0 1px;
}

#thumbscount {
	width: 83px;
	height: 60px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding-top: 7px;
	background: url(../images/thumbs_count.gif) center top no-repeat;
	text-align: center;
}

#functions .feature-count {
	background: url(../images/feature_thumbs_count.gif) center top no-repeat;
}

.count {
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 1.5em;
}

.thumbsup {
	font-size: .7em;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
}

a.thumb {
	display: block;
	width: 38px;
	height: 43px;
	margin: 0 auto 10px auto;
	background: url(../images/thumb.png) center top no-repeat;
	text-indent: -5000px;
}

a.thumb:hover {
	background-position: center -43px;
	_background: url(../images/thumb.png) center -43px no-repeat;
	_cursor: pointer;
}

a.visited {
	display: block;
	width: 38px;
	height: 43px;
	margin: 0 auto 10px auto;
	background: url(../images/visited.png) center top no-repeat;
	text-indent: -5000px;
}
a.visited:hover {
	_cursor: none;
}

.story {
	float: right;
	width: 376px;
	margin-right: 10px;
	_margin-right: 2px;
	background: url(../images/story_tile.gif) center repeat-y;
}


#storycontent {
	float:left;
	font-size: .7em;
}
.story_row{clear:both; float:left; width:350px; margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;}
.story_title{float:left; font-weight:bold; margin-right:5px; margin-left:15px;}
.story_aurthor_name{float:left; font-weight:bold;  margin-right:5px; margin-left:15px;}
.story_user_status_image{float:left; margin-right:5px;}

.story_link{float:left; width:350px; margin:10px 0px 10px 15px; }
.story_tag_comments{float:left; width:350px; margin:0px 0px 10px 15px; }

.comment_row{float:left; width:400px; margin:10px 0px 10px 0px;}
.story_comments{float:left; font-weight:bold; margin:10px 0px 0px 0px; width:350px;}
.story_comments_aurthor_name{float:left; margin-right:5px; font-weight:bold;}
.story_comments_user_status_image{float:left; margin:0px 0px 0px 0px}
.story_comments_user_status_image img{float:left !important; margin:0px 0px 0px 0px !important;}
.story_comments_date{float:left;}

.feature-story{background: url(../images/feature_story_tile.gif) center repeat-y;}
.story_content_story{float:right; margin: 10px 20px 10px 20px;}
.story_content_story img{float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;}

#page-roll {
	height: 30px;
	margin: 20px auto 0 auto;
	padding-left: 10px;
}

#page-roll a {
	display: block;
	float: left;
	background: #e9eaec;
	padding: 5px 7px 5px 7px;
	margin-right: 5px;
	font-size: .8em;
	font-weight: bold;
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #54545c;
}

#page-roll a:hover, #page-roll #selected {
	color: #e2d89e;
	background: #264f83;
}

#page-roll .inactive {
	color: #b1b1b5;
}

#page-roll .inactive:hover {
	background: #e9eaec;
	cursor: default;
	color: #b1b1b5;
}

/********** RIGHT COLUMN **********/

#rightmod {
	background: url(../images/video_tile.gif) center repeat-y;
	_width: 220px;
}

#righttop {
	background: url(../images/video_top.gif) center top no-repeat;
}

#rightcontent .video-count {
	margin: 0;
	background: url(../images/video_thumbs_count.gif) center top no-repeat;
}

#video-left {
	width: 85px;
	float: left;
	margin-left: 15px;
	_margin-left: 10px;
}

#video-right {
	width: 85px;
	float: right;
	margin-right: 15px;
	_margin-right: 7px;
}

#advertisement {
	width: 168px;
	margin: 0 auto 10px auto;
}

/*** Support ***/

#rightcol .support, #rightcol .patriot {
	background: none;
}

#support, #patriot {
	display: block;
	width: 228px;
	height: 118px;
	text-indent: -5000px;
	background: url(../images/support.jpg) center top no-repeat;
}

#support:hover, #patriot:hover {
	background-position: center bottom;
}

/*** Patriot ***/

#patriot {
	background: url(../images/patriot.gif) center top no-repeat;
}

/*** Headlines ***/

#rightcol .headlines {
	background: url(../images/headlines_tile.gif) center repeat-y;
	color: #e2d89e;
}

#headlines-content {
	padding: 0 15px 0 15px;
}

#headlines-content h3 {
	color: #e2d89e;
	font-size: 1.3em;
}

#headlines-content ul {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
	font-size: .7em;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
}

#headlines-content li {
	margin-bottom: 8px;
	padding: 0 0 5px 0;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #abb7c0;
	line-height: 1.3em;
}

#headlines-content a {
	color: #e2d89e;
}

.headline-thumbs {
	color: #54545c;
	background: #e2d89e;
	padding: 0 3px 0 3px;
}

#headlines-content .bottom-headline {
	border-bottom: none;
	margin-bottom: 0;
}

/*** State Map ***/

#rightcol .state-map {
	width: 228px;
	height: 243px;
	background: url(../images/map_back.jpg) center top no-repeat;
}

#state-map-content {
	padding: 15px;
}

#state-map-content h3 {
	text-align: center;
	font-size: 1.2em;
}

#state-map-content p {
	color: #264f83;
	font-size: .7em;
}

.user_icon img{float:left !important; margin:0px 0px 0px 3px !important;}
.user_articles_submitted{clear:both; float:left; margin:10px 0px 0px 3px; width:300px;}
.user_total_vote_count{clear:both; float:left; margin:5px 0px 0px 3px; width:300px;}
.user_thumbweight{clear:both; float:left; margin:5px 0px 0px 3px; width:300px;}