/* ALL */
* {
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
	outline: none;
}
body {
	-x-system-font:none;
	background-color:#fff;
	font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	font-size-adjust:none;
	font-stretch:normal;
	font-style:normal;
	font-variant:normal;
	font-weight:normal;
	color:#000;
}
.clear {
	clear:both;
	height:0;
}
img {
	border:none;
	outline:none;
}
a, a:active, a:link, a:visited, a:hover {
	color:#086D99;
}
h1 {
	display:block;
	font-size:17px;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-family:Helvetica, Arial,  sans-serif;
}
h2 {
	font-family:  Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size: 16px;
	letter-spacing:.1px;
	margin:0;
}
h3, h3 a {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:14px;
	font-weight:bold;
	letter-spacing:.1px;
	padding-bottom:3px;
	margin:0;
	text-decoration:none;
}
h3 a:hover, h4 a:hover {
	text-decoration:underline;
}
h4, h4 a {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:13px;
	font-weight:bold;
	letter-spacing:.1px;
	padding-bottom:1px;
	margin:0;
	text-decoration:none;
}
textarea, input, select { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px;}
div.h2border {
    height:35px;
    background: url(../images/sidebar_bg.jpg) repeat-x center center;
    font-size:20px;
    letter-spacing:1px;
    color:white;
    font-family: 'Times New Roman';
    line-height:35px;
}
#content_left div.h2border {
    margin-left:-10px;
    padding-left:15px;
}
/* HEADER */
#header {
	border: 2px solid #aaa;
	border-bottom:0px;	
}
#header_left {
	float:left;
}
#header_center {
	float:left;
}
#header_right {
	float:left;
	padding:10px 0 0 20px;
}
/* MENU */
#menu {
	background-image:url(../images/menu_div.gif);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
	height:40px;
	border-right:2px solid #aaa;
	border-left:2px solid #aaa;
}
#menu img {
    display:block;
    float:left;
}
#menu a {
    display:block;
    float:left;
    height:39px;
    text-indent:-9999px;
}
#menu a#List_home {
	width:138px;
	background: url(../images/news.gif) top left no-repeat;
}
#menu a#List_home:hover {
    background-image: url(../images/news_over.gif);
}
#menu a#List_president {
    width:138px;
    background: url(../images/president.gif) top left no-repeat;
}
#menu a#List_president:hover {
    background-image: url(../images/president_over.gif);
}
#menu a#List_congress {
    width:140px;
    background: url(../images/congress.gif) top left no-repeat;
}
#menu a#List_congress:hover {
    background-image: url(../images/congress_over.gif);
}
#menu a#List_supreme_court {
	width:183px;
	background: url(../images/supreme_court.gif) top left no-repeat;
}
#menu a#List_supreme_court:hover {
    background-image: url(../images/supreme_court_over.gif);
}
#menu a#List_issues {
	width:149px;
	background: url(../images/issues.gif) top left no-repeat;
}
#menu a#List_issues:hover {
    background-image: url(../images/issues_over.gif);
}
#menu a#List_rant {
    width:159px;
    background: url(../images/bailout.gif) top left no-repeat;
}
#menu a#List_rant:hover {
    background-image: url(../images/bailout_hover.gif);
}
div.menu_search {
	border: 2px solid #aaa;
	border-top:0;
	text-align:left;
	padding: 3px 0 3px 10px;
}
div.menu_search form {
	float:right;
}
div.menu_search form input {
	height:19px;
}
div#TopText {
	font-size:14px;
	font-weight:bold;
	float:left;
	padding-top:5px;
	padding-right:5px;
}
span.topDate {
	color:#D41B21;
}

/* SEARCH  */
#searchfield {
	margin:1px 0 0 0;
	padding:0px;
	width:155px;
	border: 2px solid #503568;
	height:15px;
	color:#652D90;
	margin-left:5px;
	float:left;
}

.searchfield{
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
	width:245px;
	border: 2px solid #443E2F;
	height:15px;
	/*border-top:none;
	border-bottom:none;*/]
}

.searchButton{
	/*position:absolute;
	top:2px;
	right:10px;*/
	float:left;
}

/* CONTENT */
#content_container {
	/*background-color:#443e2e;*/
}
#content {
	width:950px;
	margin:0 auto;
}
.content_txt {
	background-color:#FFFFFF;
	border:2px solid #aaa;
	border-top:0px;
	border-bottom:0px;
	padding:5px;
}
.content_txt ul {
	list-style: disc inside none;
}
/* CONTENT LEFT */
#content_left {
	padding-top:5px;
	float:left;
	text-align:left;
	padding-left:5px;
	width:594px;
	}
.leftcontent1 {
	float:left;
	width:100%;
	text-align:left;
}
.leftcontent2 {
	float:right;
	width:244px;
	text-align:left;
}
.greyborder {
	border:1px solid #C8C1DB;
	padding:5px;
}

.divpadding {
}

.divpaddingF {
	height:auto;
	width:100%;
	margin-bottom:10px;
}

.mainarticle{
	width:300px;
	float:left;
}

.mainarticle .image{
	width:300px;
	overflow:hidden;
}
span.featured1 {
    font-size:24px;
}
span.featured2 {
    font-size:18px;
}
span.featured1 a, span.featured2 a {
    text-decoration:none;
    font-weight:bold;
}
span.featured_date {
    font-weight:bold;
    font-size:16px;
    color:#443E2F;
    padding-bottom:8px;
    display:block;
}
.main_article_text {
	width:300px;
	padding-top:4px;
}
/* FEATURED CENTER BLOCK */
div#subarticles{
	width:100%;
	clear:both;
	padding: 10px 0;
	border:1px solid #999;
	background-color:#f9f9f9;
}
div.blockItem {
	float:left;
	padding-left:40px;
}
div.blockItem h3 a {
	font-size:18px;
}
div.blockItem div.sub_body p {
	font-size:12px;
	text-align:left;
}
div.blockItem div.imageDiv {
	height:85px;
	overflow:hidden;
	margin-bottom:10px;
}
div.blockItem * {
	width:143px;
}
/* Title Colors*/
#categorytxt {
	font-size:1em;
	color: #443E2F;
	font-weight:bold;
	padding-left:10px;
}

#categorytxt a{
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#443E2F;
}

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

.subBeauty{
	display:none;
}	

/* AD SPACE*/
#adspace {
	clear:both;
	width:100%;
	margin:0 auto;
	text-align:center;
	padding:20px 0 20px 0;
}
.adborder {
	border:2px solid #C8C1DB;
	height:60px;
	margin:0 auto;
	line-height:60px;
	font-size:23px;
	text-align:center;
	font-weight:normal;
}
/* CONTENT RIGHT */
#content_right {
	float:right;
	text-align:left;
	width:330px;
}
.content_rightborder {
	border-left:1px solid #000;
	margin-left:10px;
	padding:5px;
        height:100%;
        position:relative;
}
.topics_right {
	float:right;
	text-align:left;
	margin-bottom:10px;
	width:49%;
}
.topics_left {
	float: left;
	text-align:left;
	margin-bottom:10px;
	width:49%;
}
.topics_right li, .topics_left li { padding-bottom:6px; list-style:none; padding:0 5px 0 5px; font-size:10pt;}
#content_left .topics_right li, #content_left .topics_left li { font-size: 12pt; margin-top:8px; margin-bottom:8px;}
.rightad {
	width:300px;
	height:250px;
	border: 2px solid #AAA;
	clear:both;
	line-height:250px;
	text-align:center;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin-bottom:10px;
	margin:0 auto;
	float:left;
}
.subscribe_img {
	width:119px;
	float:left;
}
.subscribe_txt {
	float:left;
	width:190px;
	text-align:left;
}
.subscribe_txt .email{
	border:solid gray 2px;
	padding:3px;
	margin-bottom:4px;
	margin-top:4px;
	width:175px;
}
.subscribe_txt_large {
	width:100%;
	float:left;
	text-align:left;
	padding-top:10px;
}
.subscribe_txt_large form {
	padding:10px 0 20px;
}
.subscribe_txt .email, .subscribe_txt_large .email {
	margin:5px 0;
}
.subscribe_txt_large a, .subscribe_txt_large a:active, .subscribe_txt_large a:visited {
    text-decoration:none;
}
.subscribe_txt_large a:hover {
    text-decoration:underline;
}
.partnertxt {
	text-align:left;
	border-top:1px solid #C8C1DB;
	margin-top:7px;
	padding:5px 0 10px 0;
}
.partnertxt a {
	color:#652D90;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-decoration:none;
	font-size:13px;
	text-align:center;
}
/* SHARE */
#share {
	padding-bottom:15px;
}
#share img {
	padding-right:50px;
}
.sharebox {
	border-bottom: 2px solid #EDE7D4;
	line-height:25px;
	padding-top:10px;
}
.sharebox a {
	font-size:13px;
	font-weight:bold;
	letter-spacing:.1px;
	padding-bottom:1px;
	margin:0;
	color:#652D90;
	text-decoration:none;}
.sharebox a:hover { text-decoration:underline;}
/* RELATED BOX */
.relatedbox {
	margin-top:5px;
	padding-bottom:10px;
	/*height:50px;*/
	clear:both;
}
.related_img {
	width:75px;
	height:75px;
	overflow:hidden;
	float:left;
	margin-right:10px;
}
.related_txt {
	float:left;
	padding:0px;
	width:475px;
}
.related_txt h4 a {
	font-size:18px;
}
.related_description {}
.related_date { color:#6A634B; font-weight:bold;}
/* FOOTER */
#footer {
	width:950px;
	margin:0 auto;
	padding-bottom:10px;
	line-height:14px;
	background-color:#545454;
}
.footer_txt {
	height:70px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:11px;
	color:#FFFFFF;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.footerlinks {
	text-align:center;
	padding-top:3px;
}
.footerlinks, .footerlinks a {
	text-transform:uppercase;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:11px;
	color:#FFFFFF;
	text-decoration:none;
	font-weight:bold;
}
.footer_redistrubute {
	text-align:center;
	padding-top:5px;
}
.footer_copyright {
	text-align:center;
	padding-top:4px;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-size:12px;
}
.sitemap{
	background:white;
	padding:20px;
	padding-top:10px;
}
.sitemap .content{	
	width:345px;
}
.aboutpage .tablink{
	text-decoration:none;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-size:.9em;
}
.aboutpage p{
	margin-bottom:10px;
	font-size:14px;
} 
.aboutpage .content{
margin-left:10px;
margin-top:5px;
width:70%;
}
.aboutpage h1.title{
}
.aboutpage .h2border{
	margin-left:5px;
}
.aboutpage .content .top .person{
width:380px;
float:left;
margin-left:10px;
margin-right:10px;
margin-bottom:12px;
}
.aboutpage .content .top .person .website{
color:blue;
float:right;
}
.aboutpage .content .top .person .image{
width:95px;
height:130px;
overflow:hidden;
float:left;
margin-right:15px;
}
.aboutpage .content .top .person .info .name{
font-size:14px;
font-weight:bold;
margin-bottom:5px;
}
.aboutpage .bottom{
clear:both;
}
.aboutpage .bottom .staff{
float:left;
}
.aboutpage .bottom .logo{
float:left;
text-align:center;
margin-right:50px;
}
.aboutpage .bottom .logo img{
display:block;
}
.aboutpage .bottom .logo a{
display:block;
}
.aboutpage .bottom .person{
margin-bottom:10px;
}
.aboutpage .bottom .person p{
padding:0px;
margin:0px;
}
.aboutpage a, .aboutpage a:active, .aboutpage a:visited {
    text-decoration:none;
}
.aboutpage a:hover {
    text-decoration:underline;
}
.contactpage .bottom .left{
float:left;
}

.contact_text p{
	margin-bottom:10px;
}

.contactpage .bottom .right{
float:right;
}

.feedImg{
	vertical-align:middle;
}

.keywordTable{
	font-weight:1em;
}

#morearticles ul{
color:#652D90;
font-size:1.1em;
font-weight:bold;
list-style-position:inside;
padding:0px;
}

#morearticles .article{
margin-bottom:4px;
padding:0px;
}

#morearticles .left{
float:left;
margin-right:20px;
width:45%;
}

#morearticles .right{
float:left;
width:45%;
}

.moreLink{
	color:#7C5AA0;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-decoration:none;
	text-align:right;
	float:right;
	font-size:11px;
	padding-right:30px;
}

.searchResultList .relatedbox{
	 border-bottom:solid #d6d3ca 2px;
}

.pagenavigator{
}

.pagenavigator .pages span{
border-right:solid #726e65 1px;
padding:0px 7px 0px 5px;
text-decoration:none;
font-weight:bold;
}

.pagenavigator .pages span a{
text-decoration:none;
}

.sortType{
	float:left;
	color:black;
	padding-bottom:10px;
}

.summary{
	float:right;
	color:black;
	padding-bottom:10px;
}
/*PROFILE PAGE*/
.profileBox{
font-size:1.1em;
}
.profileBox .info{
margin-bottom:12px;
}
.profileBox .info .image{
float:left;
margin-right:10px;
border:solid #443E2E 1px;
margin-top:10px;
}
.profileBox .comments{
float:left;
width:300px;
}
.profileBox .favorites{
float:left;
width:270px;
margin-right:20px;
}
.profileBox .articlesWritten{
float:left;
width:270px;
margin-right:20px;
}
.profileBox .articlesWritten .relatedbox{
margin-bottom:12px;
height:auto;
}
.profileBox .articlesWritten .relatedbox div.related_img{
height:75px;
overflow:hidden;
}
.profileBox .articlesWritten .related_txt a{
font-size:1.4em;
text-decoration:none;
}
.profileBox .articlesWritten .relatedbox,.profilebox .articlesWritten .related_txt{
width:auto;
height:auto;
padding:0px;
}
.profileBox .articlesWritten .related_txt .related_date{
clear:both;
}
.profileBox .comment .first .name{
font-weight:bold;
}
.profileBox .comment .first .date{
font-size:.7em;
}
.profileBox .comment{
margin-bottom:12px;
}
.profileBox .comment .subject{
}
.profileBox .comment .message{
font-weight:bold;
}
.byCategoryDiv div{
	background:none;
}
#relatedarticles{
	margin-top:15px;
}
#relatedarticles .morepage{
	display:none;
	height:520px;
}
#relatedarticles .morepage .keywords{
	font-size:.8em;
}
#relatedarticles .first{
	display:block;
}
.featuredArticlesDiv{
	padding-bottom:10px;
	float:left;
	width:280px;
	text-align:left;
	margin-left:10px;
	margin-bottom:10px;
	background:#ffffff;
}
.featuredArticlesDiv h2{
	border:none;
}
.featuredArticlesDiv ul{
	list-style-position:inside;
	padding:0px;
	font-size:.9em;
}
.featuredArticlesDiv li{
	padding-bottom:10px;
	font-size:12px;
	list-style-type:none;
}

.byCategoryDiv{
	padding-bottom:10px;
	float:left;
	width:230px;
	text-align:left;
	font-size:1em;
	background:#e4e4e4;
}

#Pages{
	text-align:center;
	font-weight:bold;
	clear:both;
	border-top:solid #C8C1DB 1px;
	padding-top:5px;
}

#Pages .pageButton{
	margin:7px;
	cursor:pointer;
	color:#086D99;
}	
#Pages .pageButton1{
	background:#086D99;
	color:white;
}	

.subscribe_txt input{
display:block;
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
float:left;
clear:both;
}

.subscribe_txt p{
	margin-bottom:10px;
}

.invite_txt .textInput{
	width:400px;
}

.invite_txt p {
	font-size:14px;
	letter-spacing: 0.2px;
	padding-top:10px;
}

.invite_txt input,.invite_txt textarea,.invite_txt label{
display:block;
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
float:left;
clear:both;
margin-left:5px;
margin-bottom:6px;
}
.successMessage {
	font-size: 18px;
}
.successEmail {
	font-size:18px;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-style:italic;
}
.browseMore{
	color:#999;
	text-align:center;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-size:.9em;
	clear:both;
}


/* POPULAR BOX LIST */
#popularmenu {
	border:1px solid #808080;
	height:20px;
	width:307px;
	background-image:url(../images/popular_off.gif);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
}
#popularmenu li {
	float:left;
	width:33%;
	border-right: 1px solid #808080;
	text-align:center;
	height:20px;
	padding:0;
	line-height:20px;
	cursor:pointer;
}
#popularmenu li.listnoborder { border:0px; border-right:0px;}
#popularmenu li a {
	text-decoration:none;
	display:block;
	color: #fff;
	font-weight:#fff;
}
#popularbox {
	border-left:2px solid #AAA;
	border-right:2px solid #AAA;
	margin-bottom:10px;
}
#popularbox ul, #popularmenu ul {
	list-style:none;
	text-align:left;
	padding-left:0;
	color:#808080;
}
#popularbox li {
	border-bottom:2px solid #AAA;
	padding-top:9px;
	padding-bottom:9px;
	padding-left:16px;
}

#TopArticleDiv{
	height:390px;
	margin-bottom:10px;
}

/* WElcome Refer*/
#welcome_refer {
	padding-top:10px;
}
#welcome_refer p {
	padding:5px 0;
	font-size:14px;
}

/* Welcome*/
#Welcome_left { float:left; text-align:left; width:210px; padding:0; margin:0;}
#Welcome_right { float:right; text-align:left;}
#Featured_articles { font-size:14px; border-bottom:3px solid #C2BA9C; }
.Featured_bg {  background-color:#f6f5f1;  }
.featured_left {  border-top: 3px solid #808080; padding:5px; border-bottom: 1px solid #C2BA9C; border-left: 1px solid #C2BA9C; }
.featured_middle { border-top: 3px solid #808080; padding:5px; border-bottom: 1px solid #C2BA9C;}
.featured_last {border-right: 1px solid #C2BA9C; border-bottom: 1px solid #C2BA9C; border-top: 3px solid #808080; }

/* subscribe */
#subscribenow {background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#443E2F; font-weight:bold; font-size:13px;}
#subscribenow input, #subscribenow textarea  { width:100%; padding:2px; border:1px solid #443E2F; color:#3c7199; font-weight:bold; font-size:12px;  }
#unsubscribe_txt { border-top:1px dashed #cccccc; margin-left:12px;}

/* 404  */
#errortxt { padding-left:40px; }
#errortxt input { width:90%; padding:4px;}

/* Search */
#searchbar { border-top:1px solid #808080; border-bottom:1px solid #808080; padding:5px 0 5px 0; }
.searchbar_left { float:left; text-align:left; width:49%;}
.searchbar_right { float:right; text-align:right; width:49%;}
#searchbar a { text-decoration:none; color: #652D90;}
.results { border-top:1px solid #808080; border-bottom:1px solid #808080; padding:6px 0 6px 0; margin-bottom:10px; }
.results_img { float:left; text-align:left;}
.results_img img { padding-right:20px; }
.results_txt { float:left; text-align:left;}
.results_date { color:#6A634B; font-size:11px; }
.resultspg { text-align:right;}

/* LOGIN */
#Login, #Login_txt, #Advertise, #Advertise_txt { }
#Login_txt { font-size:14px; padding-bottom:17px;}
#Advertise_txt {
	font-size:14px;
	letter-spacing: 0.2px;
	padding-bottom:17px;
	padding-top:10px;
	font-weight:normal;
}
#Login input { width:100%;}
#Advertise input { width:65%;}
#Advertise .submitButton{ width:auto;height:auto;}
#Advertise textarea { width:100%;}

/* Register */
#Register_pg input { width:65%; padding:3px; border:1px solid #cccccc;  }
#Register_pg #Registerbtn { width:25%; border:1px solid #000; }

#content_right .modSect{
	margin-bottom:12px;
	float:left;
	width:309px;
}

#contact_address{
	line-height:1.3em;
}
.contact_text .bottom .left,.contact_text .bottom .right{
	float:left;
}

.contact_text .bottom .right{
	margin-left:15px;
}

.contact_text h2.title{
	margin-top:15px;
}

.contact_text p input,.contact_text p textarea{
	width:300px;
}

.contact_text,.aboutpage{
	font-size:14px;
	letter-spacing: 0.2px;
}
.aboutpage{
	margin-top:15px;
}
a.plainlink, a.plainlink:hover, a.plainlink:active, a.plainlink:visited{
	font-weight:bold;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#000;
}
.topPart{
	background-image:url(../images/header2.png);
	margin:0 auto;
	margin-top:10px;
	width:950px;
}

#ImpactTable .logo{
	vertical-align:top;
}

#ImpactTable td{
	padding-bottom:15px;
}

/* TAG CLOUD */
#TagCloudDiv{
	width:308px;
}
#TagCloudText {
    padding:4px;
}
.indexAdSpace {
	clear:both;
	text-align:center;
	float:left;
	padding-top:10px;
	width:100%;
	height:90px;
}
.indexAdSpaceTop {
	text-align:center;
	padding-top:10px;
	width:948px;
	margin:0 auto;
}
.adText {
	color:#C9C9C7;
	font-size:10px;
	text-align:center;
}
.errorMessage {
	padding-top:15px;
	color:#c11;
	font-weight:bold;
}
/* SEND ARTICLE*/
.sendArticleTxt {
	margin-top:15px;
}
.sendArticleTxt input,.sendArticleTxt textarea, .sendArticleTxt p {
	margin:0 0 6px 5px;
	width:400px;
}
.toEmailError {
	font-size: 18px;
}
.toEmailError span {
	font-size:18px;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-style:italic;
}
.unsubError {
	font-size:18px;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-style:italic;
	padding-top:15px;
}
/* SIDE WIDGET: BALANCE OF POWER */
#BalancePrompt {
	padding:10px 20px;
}
#BalanceBranches {
	color:#086D99;
	list-style:none inside;
	text-align:center;
	float:left;
}
#BalanceBranches li {
	height:75px;
	float:left;
	cursor:pointer;
}
#Branch1, #Branch2, #Branch3 {
	display:block;
	height:75px;
}
#Branch1 {
	width:90px;
	background: url(../images/executive.jpg) no-repeat bottom right;
	padding-left:6px;
}
#Branch2 {
	width:95px;
	background: url(../images/legislative.jpg) no-repeat bottom center;
}
#Branch3 {
	width:110px;
	background: url(../images/judicial.jpg) no-repeat bottom left;
	padding-right:6px;
}
a#Branch1:hover {
	background: url(../images/executive_hover.jpg) no-repeat bottom right;
}
a#Branch2:hover {
	background: url(../images/legislative_hover.jpg) no-repeat bottom center;
}
a#Branch3:hover {
	background: url(../images/judicial_hover.jpg) no-repeat bottom left;
}
#TopBranch1,#TopBranch2,#TopBranch3 {
	color:#156995;
	padding: 10px 0 12px 40px;
	list-style:disc outside none;
	float: left;
	font-size:12px;
	font-weight:bold;
}
#TopBranch1 a,#TopBranch2 a,#TopBranch3 a {
	text-decoration:none;
}
#TopBranch1 li,#TopBranch2 li,#TopBranch3 li {
	padding:1px 0;
}
/* TAGS PAGE */
#TagsExtra {
    padding:10px 0;
    font-size: 1.2em;
}
#TagsExtra h1 {
    font-size:1.5em;
    padding:5px 0 5px;
}
#TagsExtra h2 {
    padding:20px 0 5px;
}
#cse-search-box * {
    vertical-align: middle;
}
#BottomRightAds {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 10px;
    left: 0px;
    width: 100%;
}