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

body  {
	font: 1em Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	color: #666;
	background: url(images2/top_tile.gif) repeat-x #74b74a;
}

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

a:link{color: #4a9eb7; text-decoration: none;}
a:visited{color: #4a9eb7;text-decoration: none;}
a:hover{color: #4a9eb7; text-decoration: underline;}

.clear {clear: both;}

/*==================== STRUCTURE ====================*/

#container {
	width: 960px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	background: #fff;
}

#leftcol {
	width: 200px;
	float: left;
	margin: 10px 0 0 10px;
	_margin-left: 5px;
}

#rightcol {
	width: 730px;
	float: right;
	margin: 10px 10px 0 0;
	_margin-right: 5px;
	font-size: .8em;
	line-height: 1.4em;
}

#footer {
	height: 71px;
	background: url(images2/footer_back.gif) top left no-repeat;
	clear: both;
	padding-top: 30px;
	text-align: center;
	font-size: .8em;
	color: #009445;
}

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

#nav {
	margin: 15px 0 10px 0;
}

#nav a {
	display: block;
	width: 200px;
	height: 31px;
	margin-bottom: 2px;
	text-indent: -5000px;
	background: url(images2/nav.gif) top left no-repeat;
}

#nav #home:hover{background-position:top right;}
.home #navbar #home{background-position:top right;
	cursor:default;}
	
#nav #about{background-position:left -31px;}
#nav #about:hover{background-position:right -31px;}
.about #nav #about{background-position:right -31px;
	cursor:default;}
	
#nav #donate{background-position:left -62px;}
#nav #donate:hover{background-position:right -62px;}
.donate #nav #donate{background-position:right -62px;
	cursor:default;}

#nav #contact{background-position:left -93px;}
#nav #contact:hover{background-position:right -93px;}
.contact #nav #contact{background-position:right -93px;
	cursor:default;}

.leftmod {
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
}

/*=== Whats Hot ===*/

#whatshot, #newsletter, #index {
	padding-top: 50px;
	background: url(images2/left_whatshot.gif) 2px 2px no-repeat;
	*background-position: 3px 3px;
	color: #4a9eb7;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: .8em;
}

#whatshot ul {
	margin-top: 0;
	padding-left: 20px;
	*padding-left: 25px;
	*margin: 0;
}

#whatshot li {
	margin-bottom: 8px;
}

#whatshot a {
	text-decoration: none;
}

#whatshot a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}

/*=== Newsletter ===*/

#newsletter {
	background: url(images2/left_newsletter.gif) 2px 2px no-repeat;
	*background-position: 3px 3px;
	padding: 50px 10px 10px 10px;
}

#newsletter form {
	width: 180px;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

#newsletter input, #searchbar input {
	float: left;
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
	height: 17px;
	margin-right: 5px;
	padding: 3px 0 0 2px;
	color: #999;
}

#newsletter #newslettersubmit {
	width: 21px;
	height: 21px;
	float: left;
	margin-right: 0;
	margin-top: -3px;
	cursor: pointer;
	border: none;
}

/*=== Ratings ===*/

#congress-ratings {
	display: block;
	width: 196px;
	height: 44px;
	text-indent: -5000px;
	background: url(images2/left_congress_ratings.gif) 2px 2px no-repeat;
}

#congress-ratings:hover {
	background-position: -192px 2px;
}

#state-ratings {
	display: block;
	width: 196px;
	height: 44px;
	text-indent: -5000px;
	background: url(images2/left_state_ratings.gif) 2px 2px no-repeat;
}

#state-ratings:hover {
	background-position: -192px 2px;
}

/*=== Index ===*/

#index {
	background: url(images2/left_index.gif) 2px 2px no-repeat;
	*background-position: 3px 3px;
	color: #666;
	padding: 50px 10px 5px 10px;
}

#index ul {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
}

#index li {
	display: block;
	width: 160px;
	padding: 0 0 3px 20px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
	background: url(images2/index_tag.gif) left center no-repeat;
}

.index-date {
	font-size: .8em;
	font-style: italic;
	font-weight: normal;
}

#index a {
	color: #666;
	text-decoration: none;
}

#index a:hover {
	color: #4a9eb7;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

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

#feature {
	margin-bottom: 10px;
}

/*=== Search Bar ===*/

#searchbar {
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	padding: 10px;
	background-color: #009445;
}

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

#searchbar select {
	float: left;
	margin-right: 5px;
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
	color: #999;
}

#searchbar #searchsubmit {
	width: 21px;
	height: 21px;
	margin-top: -3px;
	margin-right: 23px;
	float: left;
	cursor: pointer;
	border: none;
}

#searchbar #searchsubmit2 {
	width: 21px;
	height: 21px;
	margin-top: -3px;
	margin-right: 23px;
	float: left;
	cursor: pointer;
	border: none;
}

#searchbar a {
	display: block;
	height: 21px;
	float: left;
	margin-right: 20px;
	text-indent: -5000px;
}

#searchbar #print {
	width: 59px;
	background: url(images2/searchbar_print.gif) left top no-repeat;
}

#searchbar #print:hover {
	background-position: left bottom;
}

#searchbar #email {
	width: 96px;
	background: url(images2/searchbar_email.gif) left top no-repeat;
}

#searchbar #email:hover {
	background-position: left bottom;
}

#searchbar #rss {
	width: 50px;
	background: url(images2/searchbar_rss.gif) left top no-repeat;
}

#searchbar #rss:hover {
	background-position: left bottom;
}

/*=== Article ===*/

.article, #donation {
	padding: 10px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
	background: url(images2/title_back.gif) 2px 2px no-repeat;
	*background-position: 3px 3px;
}

.article-image {
	float: right;
	margin: 0 0 10px 10px;
}

h1 {
	margin-top: 0;
	color: #4a9eb7;
	line-height: normal;
}

#chiclets {
	width: 170px;
	margin-top: 5px;
}

#chiclets img {
	margin-right: 3px;
}

.read-more {
	display: block;
	float: right;
	width: 77px;
	height: 36px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	background: url(images2/read_more.gif) left top no-repeat;
	text-indent: -5000px;
}

.read-more:hover {
	background-position: left bottom;
}

.article-footer {
	clear: both;
	padding-top: 5px;
	border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
	color: #4a9eb7;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-style: italic;
}

.article-footer a {
	color: #4a9eb7;
	text-decoration: none;
}

.article-footer a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}

/*=== Page Roll ===*/

#pageroll {
	height: 25px;
	margin: 15px 0 10px 0;
	color: #005994;
	font-weight: bold;
}

.pageback {
	padding: 5px;
	background: url(images2/pageroll_back.gif) bottom repeat-x #ddeed2;
}

#pageroll a {
	color: #005994;
	text-decoration: none;
}

#pageroll a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#pageroll .inactive {
	color: #4a9eb7;
}

#pageroll .inactive:hover {
	color: #4a9eb7;
	text-decoration: none;
	cursor: default;
}

#pageroll .page-selected {
	text-decoration: underline;
}

/*==================== GENERAL PAGE ====================*/

#comments {
	border: 2px solid #ccc;
	padding: 10px;
}

h2 {
	margin-top: 0;
	color: #4a9eb7;
}

#featured-post {
	padding: 10px;
	background: #f0fbea;
}

.post {
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
}

.author {
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #009445;
	padding-left: 20px;
}

/*=== Add Comments ===*/

#comments form, #donation form {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

#comments label, #donation label {
	width: 100px;
	float: left;
	text-align: right;
	padding-right: 5px;
}

#comments input, #comments textarea, #donation input {
	width: 200px;
	float: left;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	padding: 2px;
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
}

#comments textarea {
	width: 680px;
	height: 150px;
	float: none;
}

#comments #commentbutton, #donation #commentbutton {
	width: 69px;
	height: 31px;
	border: none;
	background: url(images2/submit.gif) top left no-repeat;
	cursor: pointer;
}

#comments #captcha-label {
	width: auto;
	margin-left: 10px;
}

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

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

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

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

#form-left {
	width: 340px;
	float: left;
}

#form-right {
	width: 340px;
	float: right;
}

/*==================== DONATION PAGE ====================*/

#donation label {
	width: 225px;
}

#donation input {
	width: 300px;
}

#donation #auto-width {
	width: auto;
}

#donation select {
	float: left;
	border: none;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	margin-right: 5px;
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
	color: #999;
}

.acceptance {
	margin: auto 0 0 230px;
}

#donation #checkbox {
	margin-left: 230px;
}

#donation #donation-button {
	width: 161px;
	height: 31px;
	border: none;
	background: url(images2/contribution.gif) top left no-repeat;
	cursor: pointer;
}

#donate-submit {
	width: 161px;
	margin: 30px auto 0 auto;
}

#donation #radio-button {
	width: 1em;
	margin-right: 5px;
	background: none;
	border: none;
}

#donation .radio-label {
	width: 60px;
	float: left;
	text-align: left;
}

#donation-amounts {
	float: left;
	margin: 0 0 20px 225px;
	_margin-left: 112px;
}

/*==================== CONTACT PAGE ====================*/

#contact-comments {
	width: 300px;
	height: 200px;
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
}

#donation #commentbutton {
	margin: 10px 0 0 230px;
}