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

body  {
	font: 1em Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	color: #9597aa;
	background: url(images/back_tile.gif) center repeat-y #01416f;
}

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

a:link {color: #fff;}
a:hover {color: #fff;}
a:visited {color: #01416f;}

.clear {clear: both;}

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

#container {
	width: 980px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding: 10px;
}

#leftcol {
	width: 180px;
	float: left;
}

#rightcol {
	width: 180px;
	float: right;
}

#maincontent {
	width: 600px;
	float: left;
	margin-left: 10px;
}

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

.leftmod {
	margin-bottom: 15px;
	border-bottom: 1px dashed #7984a4;
	padding-bottom: 8px;
}

/* Navigation */

#nav a {
	display: block;
	float: left;
	width: 35px;
	height: 35px;
	margin-right: 13px;
	text-indent: -5000px;
	background: url(images/nav.gif) left top no-repeat;
}

#nav .rightnav {
	float: right;
	margin-right: 0;
}

#nav #home:hover {background-position: left bottom;}

#nav #about {background-position: -48px top;}
#nav #about:hover {background-position: -48px bottom;}

#nav #donate {background-position: -97px top;}
#nav #donate:hover {background-position: -97px bottom;}

#nav #contact {background-position: -145px top;}
#nav #contact:hover {background-position: -145px bottom;}

/* Social Bookmarking */

#social img {
	margin: 0 2px;
}

/* Newsletter Signup */

#newsletter form, #search form {
	width: 180px;
	margin: 10px 0;
	padding: 0;
}

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

#newsletter #newslettersubmit, #search #searchsubmit {
	width: 20px;
	height: 20px;
	float: left;
	margin-right: 0;
	margin-top: -3px;
	cursor: pointer;
	border: none;
}

/*================= MAIN COLUMN =================*/

/* Graphic Feature */

#graphic-feature {
	width: 600px;
	height: 400px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	background: url(images/graphic_feature.jpg) left top no-repeat;
	font-size: .8em;
}

#feature-text {
	padding: 10px;
	background: url(images/screen.png);
	color: #333;
}

h1, h2 {
	margin-top: 0;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	color: #bf1d3d;
	font-weight: normal;
	font-size: 2em;
}

#readmore {
	display: block;
	width: 120px;
	height: 20px;
	float: right;
	text-indent: -5000px;
	background: url(images/read_more.png) left top no-repeat;
}

#readmore:hover {
	background-position: left bottom;
}

/* Headlines */

#headlines {
	padding: 0 10px;
	margin-bottom: 15px;
	border-left: 1px dashed #7984a4;
	border-right: 1px dashed #7984a4;
	font-size: .9em;
}

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

#headlines li {
	padding: 5px 0 5px 25px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	border-top: 1px solid #242840;
	background: url(images/headline_arrow.gif) left center no-repeat;
}

#headlines a {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #9597aa;
	text-decoration: none;
}

#headlines a:hover {
	color: #fff;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

.timestamp {
	font-size: .8em;
}

/* Page Roll */

#pageroll {
	height: 25px;
	color: #005994;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: .9em;
}

#pageroll a {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #01416f;
	text-decoration: none;
}

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

#pageroll .inactive {
	color: #9597aa;
}

#pageroll .inactive:hover {
	color: #9597aa;
	text-decoration: none;
	cursor: default;
}

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

/* Content Page */

.story {
	padding: 0 10px;
	border-left: 1px dashed #7984a4;
	border-right: 1px dashed #7984a4;
	font-size: .8em;
	line-height: 1.4em;
	color: #a6b1d2;
}

h1 {
	font-size: 2.8em;
	line-height: normal;
}

.story-image {
	float: right;
	margin: 0 0 15px 15px;
}

.author {
	font-style: italic;
}

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

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

.comments {
	font-size: 1.2em;
	font-style: italic;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #01416f;
}

/* Footer */

#footer {
	height: 65px;
	margin-top: 20px;
	background: #7984a4;
	font-size: .6em;
	color: #333;
	line-height: 15px;
	text-align: center;
}

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

.rightlinks {
	display: block;
	width: 180px;
	height: 85px;
	float: left;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	text-indent: -5000px;
}

#rightcol .rightlinks:hover {background-position: right top;}

#worker-freedom {
	background: url(images/worker_freedom.gif) left top no-repeat;
}

#congressional {
	background: url(images/congressional_ratings.gif) left top no-repeat;
}

#davis-bacon {
	background: url(images/davis_bacon.gif) left top no-repeat;
}

#labor-stats {
	background: url(images/labor_statistics.gif) left top no-repeat;
}

#card-check {
	background: url(images/card_checked2.gif) left top no-repeat;
}

/* Issues */

#issues {
	border-bottom: 1px dashed #7984a4;
}

#issues ul {
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	list-style: none;
	font-size: .9em;
}

#issues li {
	padding: 3px 0;
	border-top: 1px solid #242840;
}

#issues a {
	color: #9597aa;
	text-decoration: none;
}

#issues a:hover {
	color: #fff;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

/*=== 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: 480px;
	height: 150px;
	float: none;
}

#comments #commentbutton, #donation #commentbutton {
	width: 69px;
	height: 31px;
	border: none;
	background: url(images/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;
}