/*
    Default Styles
*/

* { margin: 0; padding: 0; outline: 0; }
body { font: 12px/18px Arial,sans-serif; color: #666; text-align: left; 

	/* REMOVE AD FOR NOW */
	background: #e7f0fb url(images/background.gif) repeat-x 0 -110px; 
	position:relative;
	top:-110px;

}

a { 
	/*color: #ffc50c;*/
	color:#ed1c24;
	text-decoration: none; 
}
a:hover { cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline; }
a img { border: 0; }

.fl { float: left !important; display: inline; }
.fr { float: right !important; display:inline; }
.ac { display: block; text-align: center; }
.ar { display: block; text-align: right; }
.al { display: block; text-align: left; }
.cl { clear: both; height: 0; line-height: 0; font-size: 0; text-indent: -4000px; }
.hidden { display: none; }
.notext { font-size: 0 !important; line-height: 0 !important; text-indent: -4000px !important; }
.shell { margin: 0 auto; width: 955px; }


/*  Header  */

#top-header { height: 246px; width: 971px; position: relative; margin: 0 -8px; background: url(images/top-header.gif) no-repeat 0 0;}
.top-ad { position: absolute; top: 23px; left: 109px; }
h1#logo { height: 107px; width: 299px; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; position: absolute; top: 131px; left: 322px; }
h1#logo a { display: block; height: 107px; background: url(images/logo.gif); text-indent: -4000px; }

.sub-navigation { float: left; display: inline; padding: 222px 0 0 22px; }
.sub-navigation li { float: left; display: inline; list-style: none outside; background: url(images/sub-nav-bg.gif) no-repeat right center; padding-right: 10px; margin-right: 10px; }
.sub-navigation li.last { background: none; }
.sub-navigation li a { float: left; display: inline; font-size: 9px; color: #28303b; text-transform: uppercase; }
.sub-navigation li a:hover { color:#ed1c24; text-decoration: none; }

.right-side { float: right; display: inline; width: 260px; padding: 0 20px 0 0; }

#search { padding-top: 143px;}
#search .field { float: left; display: inline; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #c9d3df; padding: 1px 5px 2px; width: 142px; margin-right: 3px; }
#search .button { float: left; display: inline; height: 21px; background: url(images/search-button.gif) repeat-x 0 0; width: 66px; text-align: center; border: 1px solid #fff; color: #fff; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2px; }

#slogan { text-align: right; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 9px; padding-top: 57px; }


#navigation { height: 83px; width: 955px; position: relative; margin: 0 -8px; background: url(images/nav-bg.gif) no-repeat 0 0; padding: 0 8px 0 8px; }
#navigation li { list-style: none outside; float: left; display: inline; height: 68px; }
#navigation li a { float: left; display: inline; height: 68px; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; text-indent: -4000px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(images/nav-2.gif); }

#nav1 { width: 167px; background-position:  0 0; }
#nav1:hover { background-position:  0 bottom; }
#nav2 { width: 112px; background-position: -167px 0; }
#nav2:hover { background-position: -167px bottom; }
#nav3 { width: 107px; background-position: -279px 0;}
#nav3:hover { background-position: -279px bottom; }
#nav4 { width: 122px; background-position: -386px 0; }
#nav4:hover { background-position: -386px bottom; }
#nav5 { width: 122px; background-position: -508px 0; }
#nav5:hover { background-position: -508px bottom; }
#nav6 { width: 137px; background-position: -630px 0; }
#nav6:hover { background-position: -630px bottom; }
#nav7 { width: 188px; background-position: -767px 0;}
#nav7:hover { background-position: -767px bottom; }

/*
	Content
*/

#content { padding: 0 8px 50px; margin: 0 -8px; position: relative; width: 955px; background: url(images/content-bg.png) repeat-y 0 0; height: 100%; }

/*
	Main
*/

#main { float: left; display: inline; width: 569px; margin-left: 9px; }

/* #featured-cnt { min-height: 323px; position: relative; width: 569px; margin-bottom: 7px; }*/
#featured-cnt { min-height: 353px; position: relative; width: 569px; margin-bottom: 7px; height:353px; overflow:hidden;}

#featured{
	position:relative;
	margin:0 0 18px 0;
}

#featured .text{position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 17px; background: url(images/featured-cnt-text-bg.png) repeat 0 0; font-size: 11px; color: #fff; width: 535px;}

#featured-cnt h3,
#featured h3{font:bold 28px/36px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;}
#featured-cnt h3 a,
#featured h3 a{ color:#222; }
#featured-cnt h3 a:hover,
#featured h3 a:hover { color:#ed1c24; text-decoration:none;}

#featured-cnt span.meta{ display:block;padding:0 0 10px 0;}

/* #featured-cnt .text { position: absolute; top: 246px; left: 0; padding: 17px; background: url(images/featured-cnt-text-bg.png) repeat 0 0; font-size: 11px; color: #fff; width: 535px; } */
#featured-cnt .text { position: absolute; top: 226px; left: 0; padding: 17px; background: url(images/featured-cnt-text-bg.png) repeat 0 0; font-size: 11px; color: #fff; width: 535px; }



#featured-cnt .nav { position: absolute; top: 295px; left: 0; height: 28px; background: #100f0b; width: 244px; padding-left: 325px; line-height: 28px; z-index:1000; }
#featured-cnt .nav a { float: left; display: block; position: relative; margin-right: 17px; font-size: 11px; color: #fff; cursor:default; }
#featured-cnt .nav a span {display: none; }

#featured-cnt .nav a:hover { text-decoration: none !important; }

/*#featured-cnt .nav a:hover span, */
#featured-cnt .nav a.active span { display: block; height: 9px; width: 17px; background: url(images/featured-cnt-pointer.png) no-repeat 0 0; position: absolute; top: -5px; left: -6px; }


#featured-cnt .nav a.more,
#featured a.more,
#campaigns-elections .more,
#microphone .more,
#feat-writers .head .more { float: left; display: inline; height: 11px; width: 42px;  background: url(images/button-more.gif) no-repeat 0 0; margin: 8px 0 0; text-indent:-9999px; }

#featured-cnt .nav a.more:hover,
#campaigns-elections .more:hover,
#microphone .more,
#feat-writers .head .more { background-position: 0 bottom; text-decoration: none; }

#exclusives h2 { width: 550px; height: 40px; background: url(images/h-red-bg.gif) repeat-x 0 0; padding-left: 19px; font: 20px/40px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; color: #fff; }
#exclusives h2 span { display: block; background: url(images/h-red-right.gif) no-repeat right 0; }
#exclusives .wrapper { padding: 10px 12px; }

#exclusives .post { padding-top: 5px; }
#exclusives .post small,
.post small { display: block; font-weight:bold; font-size: 12px; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; color: #748394; margin-bottom: 5px; }
#exclusives .post h3 a { font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px;  color: #ed1c24; text-decoration: none; }
#exclusives .post h3 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
#exclusives .post .entry { padding-top: 8px; }
#exclusives .post .entry .more { font-size: 9px; color: #fff; background: #e91b23 url(images/button-more2.gif) no-repeat right 1px; padding: 0 12px 0 5px; }
#exclusives .post .entry .more:hover { text-decoration: none; background: #748394 url(images/button-more2-hover.gif) no-repeat right 1px; }


/* MAIN CONTENT WIRE 
#wire {}
#wire .head { height: 40px; border-top: 1px solid #748394; border-bottom: 1px solid #748394; background: #adbac9; }
#wire .head h2 { float: left; display: inline; height: 40px; width: 130px; padding-left: 23px; font: 17px/40px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; color: #fff; background: url(images/h-red-bg2.gif) repeat-x 0 0; margin-right: 17px; }
#wire .head h2 span { display: block; background: url(images/h-red-right2.gif) no-repeat right 0; }
#wire li { float: left; display: inline; list-style: none outside; height:24px; padding-top: 16px; }
#wire li a { float: left; display: inline; line-height: 23px; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 9px; color: #fff; padding: 0 8px; }
#wire li a.active { background: #fff; color: #748394; border: 1px solid #8d8970; border-bottom: 1px solid #fff; text-decoration: none; }

#wire .wrapper { margin-top: 5px; border-top: 1px solid #c7cdd4; padding: 0 9px 0 3px; }
#wire .post { padding: 5px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #c7cdd4; }
#wire .post .entry { float: left; display: inline; width: 395px; margin-left: 15px; padding-top: 20px; position: relative; min-height: 60px; }
#wire .post .entry h2 { font: bold 15px Arial, sans-serif; color: #28303b; }
#wire .post .entry small { display: block; font-size: 13px; color: #778597; }
#wire .post .entry .nav { position: absolute; bottom: 0px; right: 0; font-size: 9px; color: #778597; text-transform: uppercase; }
#wire .post .entry .nav a {  color: #778597; }

*/





#campaigns-elections { margin-top: 17px; } 
#campaigns-elections .head { border-top: 1px solid #9ca7b3; background: #c6ccd3; padding-top: 7px; } 
#campaigns-elections .head h2 { width: 381px; background: url(images/h-gray-bg.gif) repeat-x 0 0; height: 33px;  font: 20px/33px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; color: #fff; padding-left: 18px;  } 
#campaigns-elections .head h2 span { display: block; background: url(images/h-gray-right.gif) no-repeat right 0; } 
#campaigns-elections .head .nav { padding: 13px 0 0 180px; background: #28303b; } 
#campaigns-elections .head li { list-style: none outside; float: left; display: inline; height: 28px; } 
#campaigns-elections .head li a {  float: left; display: inline; text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 23px; font-size: 9px; color: #fff; padding: 0 15px 5px; } 
#campaigns-elections .head li a.active { background: #fff; color: #28303b; text-decoration: none; } 
#campaigns-elections .map { background: url(images/map.gif) no-repeat 0 0; padding: 30px 0 25px 315px; }
#campaigns-elections .map h2 { font: 23px/120% "Times New Roman", Times, serif; color: #e91b23; }
#campaigns-elections .map h3 { font: bold 14px/120% Arial, serif; color: #000; }
#campaigns-elections .map p { padding: 10px 0; }
#campaigns-elections .more { float: right !important; margin: 0 5px 0 0; }

/*
	Sidebar
*/

#sidebar { float: right; display: inline; width: 340px; margin-right: 11px; }
#microphone { height: 140px; background: url(images/microphone-bg.gif) no-repeat 0 0; padding: 15px 0 0 106px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
#microphone h2 { font: 23px/100% "Times New Roman", Times, serif; color: #fff; margin-bottom: 3px; }
#microphone h3 { font: bold 14px/100% Arial, serif; color: #000; margin-bottom: 3px; }
#microphone p { font-size: 11px; color: #000; }
#microphone .more { float: right; background-image: url(images/button-more3.gif); margin: 7px 7px 0 0; }
#microphone .more:hover { background: url(images/button-more.gif) no-repeat 0 bottom; }

#connect { background: #d6dfe9; padding: 10px 10px 3px 10px; margin-bottom: 25px; }
#connect .button { display: block; height: 66px; width: 304px; background: url(images/connect-buttons.gif) no-repeat 0 0; position: relative; margin-bottom: 7px; font: 19px/66px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; color: #fff; padding-left: 15px; }

#social{
	display:block;
	width:338px;
	height:56px;
	background: url(images/bg-tw-fb.jpg) no-repeat 0 0;
	margin:0 0 24px 0;
	padding:10px 0 0 0;
}

#social a.btn{
	display:block;
	width:140px;
	height:50px;
	float:left;
	text-indent:-9999px;
	margin:0 10px;
	
}

#connect .button:hover { text-decoration: none; background-position:0 -201px;}
#connect .this-week { background-position:  0 -67px; }
#connect .this-week:hover { background-position:  0 -268px; }
#connect .donation { background-position:  0 -134px; }
#connect .donation:hover { background-position:  0 bottom; }

#e-news { background: url(images/bg_e-news.png) repeat-x  0 0; padding: 10px 0 0 14px; margin-bottom: 25px; }
#e-news h2 { font-size: 18px; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; color: #fff; margin-bottom: 10px; }
#e-news label { float: left; display: inline; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 9px; color: #fff; margin: 0 90px 5px 0; }
#e-news .field { float: left; display: inline; background: #fff; border: 0; width: 117px; padding: 2px 5px 3px; margin-right: 14px; }
#e-news .button { float: left; display: inline; height: 22px; width: 31px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/22px "Georgia", Times, serif; color: #fff;background: url(images/e-news-btn.gif) repeat-x 0 0; }
#e-news .button:hover { text-decoration: none; }

#feat-writers { background: #d6dfe9; padding: 10px 10px 3px 10px; margin-bottom: 15px; }
#feat-writers .head { height: 40px; background: url(images/feat-writers-head.gif) no-repeat 0 0; margin-bottom: 10px; }
#feat-writers .head .more { float: right; margin: 23px 5px 0 0; background: url(images/button-more4.gif) no-repeat 0 0; }
#feat-writers .head .more:hover { background: url(images/button-more.gif) no-repeat 0 bottom; }
#feat-writers .head h2 { font:normal 20px/40px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; color: #fff; padding-left: 25px; }
#feat-writers .writer { height: 79px; background-position: right 0; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-color: #748394; padding: 10px 100px 0 10px; margin-bottom: 7px; }
#feat-writers .writer h2 a { font: 20px/120% "Times New Roman", Times, serif; color: #000; }
#feat-writers .writer p { font: 16px/120% "Times New Roman", Times, serif; color: #fff; }
#feat-writers .kelly { background-image: url(images/writer-kelly.gif); }
#feat-writers .andy { background-image: url(images/books.jpg); }
#feat-writers .sarah { background-image: url(images/yr.jpg); }
#feat-writers .sarah2 { background-image: url(images/cap.jpg); }

#weeks-am{
	height:61px;
	overflow:hidden;
	padding:6px 0 0 16px;
	color:#fff;
	background: url(images/connect-buttons.gif) no-repeat 0 -67px;
	margin:0 0 6px 0;
}
#weeks-am h4{
	font: 19px/32px "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
}

/* SIDEBAR WIRE */
#wire {background:#fff;margin:0 0 18px 0;}
#wire .head { height: 40px; border-top: 1px solid #748394; border-bottom: 1px solid #748394; background: #adbac9; }

#wire h2.wire {display: block; height: 40px; width: 317px; padding-left: 23px; font: 20px/40px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; color: #fff; background: url(images/h-red-bg2.gif) repeat-x 0 0; margin-right: 17px; }
#wire h2.wire span { display: block; background: url(images/h-red-right.gif) no-repeat right 0; }

#wire ul.tabs{margin:0 0 0 10px;}
#wire li { float: left; display: inline; list-style: none outside; height:24px; padding-top: 16px; }
#wire li a { float: left; display: inline; line-height: 23px; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 9px; color: #fff; padding: 0 8px; }
#wire li a.active { background: #fff; color: #748394; border: 1px solid #8d8970; border-bottom: 1px solid #fff; text-decoration: none; }

#wire .wrapper { margin-top: 0px;  padding: 0 9px 0 3px; background:#fff; }
#wire .post { padding: 5px 0 0 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #c7cdd4; margin-top:6px;}
#wire .post .entry { float: left; padding-left:15px; display: inline; width: 304px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; min-height: 60px; margin-bottom:10px; }
#wire .post .entry h2 { font: bold 15px Arial, sans-serif; color: #28303b; margin-bottom:3px; }
#wire .post .entry small { display: block; font-size: 12px; color: #778597; }
#wire .post .entry .nav {/* position: absolute; bottom: 0px; left: 15px; */ margin:0; font-size: 9px; color: #778597; text-transform: uppercase; }
#wire .post .entry .nav a {  color: #778597; }




#poll{ 
	border: 1px solid #7b8a9a;
	background: #d6dfe9;
	padding: 10px 0 10px 10px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
}

#poll h2 { font: 23px/120% "Times New Roman", Times, serif; color: #28303b; margin-bottom: 5px; }
#poll p { font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; color: #28303b; padding-bottom: 10px}
#poll .radio { float: left; display: inline; width: 13px; height: 13px; margin: 0 5px 5px 15px; }
#poll label { float: left; display: inline; line-height: 13px; color: #28303b; }
#poll .button { display: block; height: 19px; width: 66px; text-align: center; line-height: 19px; border: 1px solid #fff; font-weight: bold; color: #fff; background: url(images/poll-btn.gif) repeat-x 0 0; margin-top: 20px; }
#poll .button:hover { text-decoration: none; }
#poll span { display: block; text-align: right; padding-right: 10px; color: #484532; }
#poll span a { color: #e01b23; }

#sidebar li{
	list-style:none;
}

li.widget_polls-widget{ 
	border: 1px solid #7b8a9a;
	background: #d6dfe9;
	padding: 10px 0 10px 10px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	list-style:none;
	text-align:left;
	display:block;
}
h2.widgettitle{
	font: 23px/120% "Times New Roman", Times, serif; color: #28303b; margin-bottom: 5px;
}
li.widget_polls-widget p{ font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; color: #28303b; padding-bottom: 10px;;}


.side-ad { border: 1px solid #4b4835; display: block; }


/* GENERIC */
#main .wrapper{
	padding:0 0 0 12px;
}

.post{
	margin:24px 0 0 0;
}

.entry{
	margin:0 0 24px 0;
}
.entry p{
	margin:0 0 12px 0;
}
.post h2{
	margin:0 0 8px 0;
	line-height:24px;
}

.sitemap ul{
	list-style:outside disc;
	padding:0;
	margin:0 0 0 12px;
}
.sitemap li.pagenav{
	list-style:none;
	font:bold 14px/21px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.sitemap li.pagenav ul li{
	list-style:outside disc;
	font:normal 12px/18px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

#tweetbacks{
	margin:12px 0;
}
.postmetadata{
	font:normal 11px/16px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color:#666666;
	border:1px solid #c7d0db;
	padding:12px;
	background:#e7f0fb;
}

#main .wrapper textarea{
	width:100%;
	margin:6px 0 10px 0;
}

a.black-red{
	color:#666666;
}
a.black-red:hover{
	color:#ed1c24;
}

.post_thumb{
	width:146px;
	max-height:120px;
}

.rel-posts{
	display:block;
	border:1px solid #c7d0db;
	border-left:none;
	border-right:none;
	background:#d6dfe9;
	width:571px;
	/*height:80px;*/
	
	padding-left:20px;
	margin:10px 0 18px 0;
	position:relative;
	left:-21px;
}
  .clearfix:after {
    content: ".";
    display: block;
    height: 0;
    clear: both;
    visibility: hidden;
    }


.rel-posts .rel-item{
	display:block;
	width:174px;
	height:40px;
	float:left;
	margin:0 12px 6px 0;
}
.rel-posts .rel-title{
	display:block;
	float:left;
	width:140px;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	color:#ff0000;
	font:normal 14px/20px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	margin:8px 0 0 0;
}
.rel-posts .rel-tags{
	display:block;
	float:left;
	clear:right;
	width:100%;
	font:normal 11px/17px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	margin:0 0 6px 0;
}

.toggle-fields{
	width:314px;
	color:#bfc5d3;
	padding:0 0 18px 0;
}
.signup-more {
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
	width:16px;
	height:16px;
	cursor: pointer;
	display:block;
	position: relative;
	left:286px;
	top:-17px;
	text-indent:-9999px;
	background:url(/wp-content/themes/maggie/images/btn-round-arrow.png) no-repeat center 0;
}
.cb{
	position:relative;
	top: 2px;
}
input{
	outline:none;
}


a.microphone {
	display:block;
	width:338px;
	height:138px;
	position:relative;
	top:-116px;
	left:-106px;
	text-indent:-9999px;
}

ul.none{
	list-style:none;
	margin:12px 0;
}

li.categories ul li{
	list-style:none;
}

.wrapper form#searchform{
	margin:12px 0;
}




ol.commentlist{
	list-style:none;
	margin:12px 0 0 0;
}

li.comment{margin:0 0 12px 0;float:left;clear:both;width:555px;position:relative;}


ol.commentlist div.bubble{
	background:#f6f9fd;
	border:1px solid #c7d0db;
	/*-moz-border-radius: 8px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 8px;*/
	padding:20px 20px 8px 20px;
	width:392px;
	float:right;
	margin:0 0 12px 0;
	color:#7A8199;	
	position:relative;
}

li.comment li{
	width:525px;
	list-style:none;
	margin:0 0 0 30px;
}



ol.commentlist li.comment li div.bubble{
	width:362px;
}


ol.commentlist li.comment li li div.bubble{
	width:332px;
}

li.comment li li{
	width:495px;
}


ol.commentlist li.comment li li li div.bubble{
	width:302px;
}

li.comment li li li{
	width:465px;
}


ol.commentlist div.bubble img.comment-pointer{
	position:relative;
	top:0;
	left:-57px;
}
ol.commentlist div.bubble div.inner-text{
	position:relative;
	top:-30px;
	margin:0 0 -30px 0;
}

ol.commentlist div.bubble p{
	margin:0 0 14px 0;
}
ol.commentlist div.author-meta{
	width:120px;
	float:left;
}
ol.commentlist div.reply{
	display:block;
	width:200px;
	float:right;
	text-align:right;
}

ol.commentlist div.comment-author,
ol.commentlist div.comment-meta{
	float:left;
	display:inline;
	width:120px;
}

ol.commentlist div.comment-meta{
	float:left;
	clear:left;
}

ol.commentlist img.avatar{
	display:block;
	margin:0 0 10px 0;
}

ul.maggie{
	width:200px;
	float:left;
	list-style:none;
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
}
ul.maggie li{
	margin:0 0 5px 0;
	padding:0;
	color:#888;
	font:normal 11px/18px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
ul.maggie span.statfield{
	font:bold 12px/20px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color:#666;
}
	
/*
	Footer
*/

#footer { position: relative; margin: 0 -8px; padding: 0 8px; width: 955px; height: 59px;  line-height: 50px; background: url(images/footer.gif) no-repeat 0 0; font-size: 9px; color: #fff; margin-bottom: 20px; }
#footer a { color: #fff; text-transform: uppercase; }
#footer a:hover { color: #ff0000; }

.tab-content { display:none;}

#slides { width:100%; position:relative; }
#slides .slide{ width:100%; position:absolute; top:0; left:0; }

#hp-feature { width:100%; position:relative; }
#hp-feature .slide{ width:100%; position:absolute; top:0; left:0; }