body {
	font: 11px/1.5em "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, serif;
	color: #444;
	}

a {
	text-decoration: none;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #444;
	}
	
	a:hover {
		color: #696c5e;
		}


a img {
	border: none;
	}

strong {
	font-weight: bold;
	}
	
em {
	font-family: georgia;
	font-style: italic;
	}
	
p, ul {
	padding: 0 4px 8px 0;
	}
	
ul {
	list-style: none;
	}
	
	li {
		padding-left: 15px;
		background: url(http://www.nicholsforsenate.com/themes/site_themes/primary/i/bullet.png) 0 3px no-repeat;
		}
	/*
	p + p {
		text-indent: 8px;
		}
	
	p.blog_meta + p {
		text-indent: 0;
		}*/

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
	font-family: helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif; 
	font-weight: normal;
	padding: 0;	
	margin: 14px 0 10px 0;
	color: #666;
	}

	h1 + h2, h2 + h3, h3 + h4, h4 + h5 {
		margin-top: 0;
		}

h1 {
	font-size: 150%;
	margin-top: 0;
	line-height: 1.5em;
	color: #696c5e;
	}

h2 {
	font-size: 130%;
	line-height: 1.3em;
	}
	
	h2 span {
		font-family: georgia;
		font-size: 90%;
		font-style: italic;
		margin-left: 5px;
		}
	
	h2 a {
		color: #667484;
		}
		
		h2 a:hover {
			color: #667484;
			text-decoration: underline;
			}

h3 {
	font-size: 120%;
	line-height: 1.3em;
	padding: 0.5em 0 0 0;
	}

h4 {
	font-size: 110%;
	line-height: 1.3em;
	}

img {
	margin: 3px 10px 7px 10px;
	border: 5px solid #e2ddd3;
	}
	
	img.left { float: left; margin-left: 0; }
	img.right { float: right; margin-right: 0; }

div.endnote {
	margin: 12px 0 8px 0;
	padding: 6px 0;
	border-top: 1px dotted #ccc;
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #ccc;
	}
	
	div.endnote p {
		margin: 0;
		}

/* */

#header h1, #header h1 a {
	display: block;
	height: 62px;
	width: 261px;
	}
	
	#header h1 {
		margin: 0 0 0 25px;
		}
	
	#header h1 a {
		text-indent: -5000px;
		background: url(http://www.nicholsforsenate.com/themes/site_themes/primary/i/mark.png) top left no-repeat;
		}

#sectiontitle h1 {
	position: absolute;
	display: block;
	left: 15px;
	bottom: 6px;
	margin: 0;
	font-size: 190%;
	}

#navigation ul {
	height: 28px;
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	background: url(http://www.nicholsforsenate.com/themes/site_themes/primary/i/696c5e_70.png) repeat;
	}

	#navigation ul li {
		height: 31px;
		display: inline;
		float: left;
		margin: 0 8px 0 0;
		height: 28px;
		padding: 0;
		background: none;
		}
		
		#navigation ul li.current {
			background: url(http://www.nicholsforsenate.com/themes/site_themes/primary/i/696c5e_70.png) repeat;
			}
		
		#navigation ul li span {
			display: block;
			padding: 5px 15px 0 15px;
			}
	
		#navigation ul li a {
			color: #fff;
			font-weight: normal;
			text-decoration: none;
			}
		
			#navigation ul li a:hover {
				text-decoration: underline;
				}
			
			#navigation ul li.current a:hover {
				text-decoration: none;
				}

	#side h2 {
		text-transform: uppercase;
		font-size: 1.05em;
		}
		
	#side .title {
		display: block;
		width: 217px;
		background: url(http://www.nicholsforsenate.com/themes/site_themes/primary/i/sp_header_bg.png) top right repeat-y;
		}
		
		#side .title h2 {
			margin: 0;
			padding: 8px 8px 4px 12px;
			color: #fff;
			}
			
	#side .highlight {
		width: 217px;
		background: url(http://www.nicholsforsenate.com/themes/site_themes/primary/i/sp_highlight_bg.png) top right repeat-y;
		}
		
		#side .highlight p {
			color: #666;
			}
	
		#side .pad {
			display: block;
			padding: 8px 8px 4px 12px;
			}
		
		#side h3 {
			margin: 8px 0 0 0;
			}
		
#footer p {
	font-size: 95%;
	}
	
	#footer a {
		color: #fff;
		}
		
	#footer a:hover {
		color: #fff;
		text-decoration: underline;
		}

td, th {
	line-height: 1.5em;
	}

table.clean {
	margin: 0 4px 8px 0;
	width: 100%;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
	}
	
	table.clean th, table.clean td {
		border-top: 1px solid #eee;
		padding: 4px;
		}
		
	table.clean th.blank, table.clean td.blank {
		border-top: 0;
		}
	
	table.clean th {
		width: 150px;
		font-weight: bold;
		padding-left: 1px;
		}
	
	table.clean td {
		
		}

	table h3 {
		margin: 0;
		padding: 0;
		}

/* blog specific */

p.blog_meta {
	}
	
	h2 + p.blog_meta {
		margin-top: -10px;
		}
	
	p.blog_meta span.publication {
		text-transform: uppercase;
		}

#blogLanding .entry {
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
	}

p.blog_post_actions {
	margin: 0 0 8px 0;
	padding: 2px;
	/* border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; */
	}
	
	p.blog_post_actions a.more {
		display: block;
		padding: 2px 2px 2px 12px;
		background: url(http://static.j2strategies.com/i/icons/mini/arrow_mini_right.gif) left center no-repeat;
		color: #666;
		}

div.paginate p {
	margin: 10px 0;
	padding: 5px 8px;
	background-color: #eee;
	}
	
	div.paginate p span.pagination_links {
		float: right;
		text-align: right;
		}

/* forms */

#content form fieldset input, #content form fieldset textarea {
	border: 1px solid #999;
	border-bottom-color: #ddd;
	border-right-color: #ddd;
	padding: 2px;
	}

	#content form input:focus,#content form textarea:focus,#content form select:focus {
		background-color: #ffffe0;
		}

#content form fieldset fieldset input {
	margin-right: 8px;
	}

#content form fieldset {
	margin-bottom: 15px;
	border: 1px #696c5e solid;
	padding: 8px;
	}

#content form fieldset fieldset {
	border: none;
	padding: 0;
	}

#content form fieldset legend {
	color: #696c5e;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 110%;
	padding: 0 4px;
	margin: 0 0 0 7px;
	}
	
#content form fieldset fieldset legend {
	padding: 0 0 2px 0;
	font-weight: normal;
}

#content form fieldset fieldset legend span {
	display: block;
	}

#content form label {
	display: block;
	float: left;
	vertical-align: top;
	width: 10em;
	margin-right: .5em; 
	text-align: left; 
	}

#content form fieldset fieldset legend, #content form label {
	color: #696c5e;
	}

#content form fieldset fieldset label {
	float: none;
	margin-left: 11em;
	display: block;
	width: auto;
	}


#content form fieldset ol {
	margin: .5em;
	padding: 0;
	background: none;
	}

#content form fieldset li {
	list-style: none;
	padding: 5px;
	margin: 0;
	clear: left;
	border-bottom: 1px #cec5b4 solid;
	background: none;
	}

#content form em {
	font-weight: bold;
	font-style: normal;
	color: #cec5b4;
	}

#content form option {
	padding-right: .25em;
	}