body {
		margin:0px 0px 20px 0px;
		background:#FFF;		
		}
	A 			{ color: #003366; text-decoration: underline; }
	A:link		{ color: #5555DD; text-decoration: underline; }
	A:visited	{ color: #003366; text-decoration: underline; }
	A:active	{ color: #999999;  }
	A:hover		{ color: #EE3333;  }
        a.white:link    { color: #FFF; text-decoration: none; }  
        a.white:hover   { color: #FFF; font-weight:bold  }
        a.white:visited { color: #FFF; text-decoration: none; }

	h1, h2, h3 {
		margin: 0px;
		padding: 0px;
	}

	#banner {
background-image:url(http://www.theartofpolitics.com/graphics/banner.gif); 
     background-repeat: repeat-n;
     width: 1000px; height: 97px;
                                
               
		}
#oldbanner {
                                font-family:georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#EEE;
		font-size:x-large;
		font-weight:normal;	
  		border-left:15px solid #FFF;	
		border-right:15px solid #FFF;  		
		border-top:15px solid #FFF;  		
  		background:#003366;
  		padding:15px;
               
		}
		     
#banner h1 {display:none;}


        #banner a,
        #banner a:link,
        #banner a:visited,
        #banner a:active,
        #banner a:hover {
		font-family: palatino,  georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		font-size: xx-large;
		color: #EEE;
		text-decoration: none;
		}

	.description {
		font-family:palatino,  georgia, times new roman, serif;
		color:#EEE;
		font-size:small;
  		text-transform:none;	
		}
				
	#content {
  width: 596px;
  padding: 0px;
  overflow: hidden;
  float: left;
                z-index: 1;
		background:#FFF;


		margin-bottom:20px;
		border:1px solid #003366;	
		}

#container {
  line-height: 140%;
  margin-right: auto;
  margin-left: auto;
  text-align: left;
  padding: 0px;
  width:1000px;
  background-color: #FFFFFF;
  border: 1px solid #FFFFFF;
}

#right {
  float: left;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding:8px;
  width: 180px;
  overflow: hidden;

  background:#003366;
  right: 0px;
  z-index: 2;
}

	#links {	
		
                z-index: 2;
  float: left;	
  overflow: hidden;
                padding:8px;
                background:#501;
		width:190px;			
		}
		
	.blog {
  		padding:13px;
		background:#FFF; 
		}

	.blogbody {
		font-family:"Palatino Linotype", georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#000;
		font-size:13px;
		font-weight:normal;
  		background:#FFF;
  		line-height:150%;
		}

	.blogbody a,
	.blogbody a:link,
	.blogbody a:visited,
	.blogbody a:active,
	.blogbody a:hover {
		font-weight: bold;
		text-decoration: underline;
	}

	.title	{
		font-family: palatino, georgia, times new roman, serif;
		font-size: medium;
  		background:#003366;
		color: #FFF;
                padding-left:10px;
                padding-top:5px;
                padding-bottom:5px;
		}			

	#menu {
  		margin-bottom:15px;
		background:#FFF;
		text-align:center;
		}		

	.date	{ 
		font-family:palatino, georgia, times new roman, serif; 
		font-size: large; 
  		background:#FFF; 
		border:3px solid #881111;
                                padding:3px;
                                padding-left:10px;
		margin-bottom:10px;
		font-weight:bold;
		}			
		
	.posted	{ 
		font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif; 
		font-size: x-small; 
		color: #000000; 
		margin-bottom:25px;
		}
		
		
	.calendar {
		font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#811;
		font-size:11px;
		font-weight:bold;
  		background:#FFF;
  		line-height:140%;
  		padding:0px;
                
                text-align:center;
		}
	
	.calendarhead {	
		font-family:palatino, georgia, times new roman, serif;
		color:#FFF;
		font-size:small;
		font-weight:bold;
  		padding:2px;
		letter-spacing: .3em;
  		background:#881111;
  		text-transform:uppercase;
		text-align:center;			
		}	
	
	.side {
		font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#333;
		font-size:x-small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		background:#FFF;
  		line-height:140%;
  		padding:2px;				
		}	
		
	.sidetitle {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, times new roman, serif;
		color:#FFF;
		font-size:small;
		font-weight:bold;
  		padding:2px;
  		margin-top:0px;
		letter-spacing: .1em;
  		background:#881111;
  		text-transform:uppercase;
                                text-align:center		
		}

        .sidetitle2 {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, times new roman, serif;
		color:#FFF;
		font-size:small;
		font-weight:bold;
  		padding:2px; 		
		letter-spacing: .1em;
  		background:#881111;
  		text-transform:uppercase;
                                text-align:center		
		}			
	.sidetitle3 {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, times new roman, serif;
		color:#FFF;
		font-size:11px;
  		padding:1px; 		
		
  		background:#003366;
  		
                text-align:center		
		}
	.syndicate {
		font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		font-size:xx-small;		
  		line-height:140%;
  		padding:2px;
  		margin-top:15px;
  		background:#FFF;  		
 		}	
		
	.powered {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, times new roman, serif;
		color:#666;
		font-size:x-small;		
		line-height:140%;
		text-transform:uppercase; 
		padding:2px;
		margin-top:50px;
		letter-spacing: .2em;					
  		background:#FFF;		
		}	
		
	
	.comments-body {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#666;
		font-size:small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		background:#FFF;
  		line-height:140%;
 		padding-bottom:10px;
  		padding-top:10px;		
 		border-bottom:1px dotted #999; 				height: 1%;	
		}		

	.comments-post {
		font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#666;
		font-size:x-small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		background:#FFF;
		height: 1%;
		}	
			
	
	.trackback-url {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#666;
		font-size:small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		background:#FFF;
  		line-height:140%;
 		padding:5px;		
 		border:1px dotted #999; 					
		}


	.trackback-body {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#666;
		font-size:small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		background:#FFF;
  		line-height:140%;
 		padding-bottom:10px;
  		padding-top:10px;		
 		border-bottom:1px dotted #999; 					
		}		

	.trackback-post {
		font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#666;
		font-size:x-small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		background:#FFF;		
		}	

		
	.comments-head	{ 
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif; 
		font-size:small; 
		color: #666; 
		border-bottom:1px solid #999;
		margin-top:20px;
		font-weight:bold;
  		background:#FFF;		
		}		

	#banner-commentspop {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#FFF;
		font-size:large;
		font-weight:bold;
		border-left:1px solid #FFF;	
		border-right:1px solid #FFF;  		
		border-top:1px solid #FFF;  		
  		background:#003366;
  		padding-left:15px;
  		padding-right:15px;
  		padding-top:5px;
  		padding-bottom:5px;  		  		  			 
		}