/*GLOBAL*/
html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre, a, abbr, acronym, address, big, cite, code, del, dfn, em, font, img, ins, kbd, q, s, samp, small, strike, strong, sub, sup, tt, var, dl, dt, dd, ol, ul, li, fieldset, form, label, legend, table, caption, tbody, tfoot, thead, tr, th, td {margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; outline: 0; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;}
*:focus {outline: 0;}
body {line-height: 1; color: black; background: white; font-size: 16px;}
ol, ul {list-style: none;}
table {border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0;}
caption, th, td {text-align: left; font-weight: normal;}
blockquote:before, blockquote:after, q:before, q:after {content: "";}
blockquote, q {quotes: "" "";}

.icoVid, .icoSli, .icoDis {background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center; padding-left: 14px !important; text-decoration: none;}
.icoVid {background-image: url("http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/Art/SITEWIDE/Icons/iVideo.gif") !important;}
.icoSli {background-image: url("http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/Art/SITEWIDE/Icons/iSlides.gif") !important;}
.icoDis {background: url("http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/Art/SITEWIDE/Icons/iDiscuss.gif") !important;}
.icoNew {background: url("http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/ArtAndPhoto-Fronts/SITEWIDE/Icons/flag-new2.gif") no-repeat 0 1px !important; padding-left: 30px !important;}
.icoUpd {background: url("http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/ArtAndPhoto-Fronts/SITEWIDE/Icons/flag-updated2.gif") no-repeat 0 1px !important; padding-left: 46px !important;}
.grid h6 a.icoNew, .grid h6 a.icoNew:hover, .grid h6 a.icoUpd, .grid h6 a.icoUpd:hover, .grid h6 a.icoVid, .grid h6 a.icoVid:hover, .grid h6 a.icoSli, .grid h6 a.icoSli:hover, .grid h6 a.icoDis, .grid h6 a.icoDis:hover,.grid a.icoNew, .grid a.icoNew:hover, .grid a.icoUpd, .grid a.icoUpd:hover, .grid a.icoVid, .grid a.icoVid:hover, .grid a.icoSli, .grid a.icoSli:hover, .grid a.icoDis, .grid a.icoDis:hover {border-bottom: 0px; text-decoration: none;}

body {background: #000;}


/*NETWORK HEADER*/
ul.nav {list-style: none inside;}
ul.nav li {display:inline;}
#header {height: 38px; background: #222 url("http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/i/msnbc/Templates/bbbCustomWrappers/Decision08/img/header.jpg") repeat-y left bottom; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-bottom: 2px solid #333; position: relative;}
  .IE #header { position: absolute; z-index: 1776; }
#header-nav {width: 62em; margin: 0 auto; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, sans-serif; position: relative;}
#header-nav li {font-size: 0.6875em; padding: 5px;}
  .IE #header-nav li {padding-right: 7px;}
#header-nav li a, #header-nav li a:visited {color: #FFF; text-decoration: none; text-transform: lowercase; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999;}
#header-nav li a:hover, #header-nav li a:visited:hover {color: #FC0; border-bottom: 1px solid #FC0;}
#header-nav li.more a {padding-right: 10px; background: transparent url("http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/CSS/img/hdr-more-arrow2.gif") no-repeat scroll right 5px;}
#header-nav li.more a:hover {background-position: right -6px;}
  .Safari #header-msnbc li.more a {display: inline-block; width: 27px; background-position: right 4px; padding-bottom: 1px;}
  .Safari #header-msnbc li.more a:hover {background-position: right -7px;}
#header-nav li a.img, #header-nav li a.img:hover {border-bottom: none;}
#header-nav li .img img {position: relative; top: 2px;}
#header-nav ul {margin-top: 7px; padding-bottom: 2px;}
  .Mac #header-nav ul, .Safari #header-nav ul {margin-top: 5px;}
#header-nav ul li {margin-right: 5px;}
#header-search {position: absolute; left: 352px; top: 8px;}
  .IE #header-search {top: 7px;}
#header-search .button {background-image: url("http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/i/msnbc/Templates/bbbCustomWrappers/Decision08/img/search_button.png"); width: 25px; height: 22px; border: none; position: absolute; left: 259px; top: 0;}
  .IE #header-search .button {top: 1px;}
#header-search .textbox {border: 1px solid #036; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding: 2px; width: 254px; height: 16px;}
#header-msnbc {float: left; padding-left: 8px; width: 300px;}
#header-msn {float: right; padding-right: 2px;}
  .IE #header-msn {padding-right: 0;}
#header-msn #msnMore, #header-msnbc #msnbcMore {padding: 10px 0 10px 10px; position: absolute; top: 28px; background: #FFF; border: 4px solid #999; z-index:200;}
#header-msn #msnMore li, #header-msnbc #msnbcMore li {display: block; font-size: 100%; line-height: 160%; text-align: left; margin: 0; padding: 0;}
#header-msn #msnMore li a, #header-msnbc #msnbcMore li a {margin: 0; padding: 0; background: none; color: #07519a; width: auto; text-transform: none; border-bottom: none;}
#header-msn #msnMore li a:visited, #header-msnbc #msnbcMore li a:visited {color: #07519a;}
  .IE #header-msn #msnMore li, #header-msnbc #msnbcMore li {margin-bottom: 1px;}
#header-msn #msnMore li a:hover, #header-msnbc #msnbcMore li a:hover {text-decoration: underline;}
#header-msn #msnMore {width: 952px; left: 12px;}
  .IE #header-msn #msnMore {width: 954px; padding: 10px 0 11px 9px;}
#header-msn #msnMore ul {float: left; margin: 0 38px 0 0; padding: 0; width: 120px;}
  .IE #header-msn #msnMore ul {display: inline; margin-left: -15px; width: 135px; }
#header-msn #msnMore .linkedimglinklist li img {position: relative; top: 3px; margin: -1px 2px 0 0; }
  .IE #header-msn #msnMore .linkedimglinklist li img {margin: 0px 1px 0px 0; top: 4px;}
#header-msn #msnMore .linkedimglinklist a {font-weight: bold; position: relative; top: -6px;}
  .IE #header-msn #msnMore .linkedimglinklist a {top: -7px;}
#header-msn #msnMore .linkedimglinklist li {display:block; float:none;}
#header-msnbc #msnbcMore {width: 100px; left: 200px;}
  .IE #header-msnbc #msnbcMore {width: 102px; padding: 10px 0 11px 9px;}
#header-msnbc #msnbcMore ul {padding: 0; margin: 0; width: 88px;}
  .IE #header-msnbc #msnbcMore ul {margin-left: -15px;}
  .IE #header-msnbc #msnbcMore li {margin-bottom: 2px;}
div.blockClosed {display: none;}
div.blockOpen {display:block; position:absolute !important;}

/*MARQUEE*/
#marquee-site, #marquee-section {height: 47px !important; background: #000;}
  .IE #marquee { position: relative; top: 38px; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 0;}
  .IE #marquee-site, .IE #marquee-section {height: 49px;}
#marquee .breaking {background: #c33 url("http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/CSS/img/bg_marquee_breaking.gif") repeat-y center !important; border-top: 1px solid #e64d4d; border-bottom: 2px solid #900;}
#marquee .developing {background: #06C url("http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/CSS/img/bg_marquee_developing.gif") repeat-y center !important; border-bottom: 2px solid #147;}
#marquee .breakingupdated {background: #E08721 url("http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/CSS/img/bg_marquee_breakingupdated.gif") repeat-y center !important; border-top: 1px solid #f3ce59; border-bottom: 2px solid #960;}
#marquee .comingup {background: #54a43e url("http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/CSS/img/bg_marquee_comingup.gif") repeat-y center !important; border-top: 1px solid #9bf084; border-bottom: 2px solid #363;}
#marquee .continuing {background: #582c3d url("http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/CSS/img/bg_marquee_continuing.gif") repeat-y center !important; border-top: 1px solid #89435d; border-bottom: 2px solid #4b2633;}
#marquee .ticker {background: #582c3d url("http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/CSS/img/bg_marquee_continuing.gif") repeat-y center !important; border-top: 1px solid #89435d; height: 47px;}
#marquee .ticker h1 {font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 2em; color: #FFF; margin-top: 4px;}
#marquee .ticker h1 a, #marquee .ticker h1 a:visited {text-transform: none; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; color: #FFF; border-bottom: 1px dotted #FFF;}
#marquee .ticker h1 a:hover {text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #FFF;}
#marquee h1 {color:#FFF; font-family:Arial,sans-serif !important; font-size:1.25em !important; font-weight:bold; padding-left:0pt !important; padding:13px 0 2px 0; text-align:center !important;}
#marquee h1 a, #marquee h1 a:visited {text-transform: none; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; color: #FFF; border-bottom: 1px dotted #FFF;}
#marquee h1 a:hover{border-bottom: 1px solid #FFF; text-decoration: none;}
  .IE-6 #marquee h1 a {border-bottom: none; background: url('http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/CSS/img/dots-white.gif') repeat-x bottom; padding-bottom: 1px;}
  .IE-6 #marquee h1 a:hover {background: none; padding-bottom: 0;}

/*DASHBOARD HEADER*/

#content {height: 100%; background: #000 url("http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/i/msnbc/Templates/bbbCustomWrappers/Decision08/img/d2k8-hdr-bg-front.jpg") no-repeat top center;}
  .IE #content { padding-top: 38px; }
#bantop {width: 63em; height: 100px; background: transparent url("http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/i/msnbc/Templates/bbbCustomWrappers/Decision08/img/decision_dash_logo.png") no-repeat top center; margin: 0 auto; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: #FFF;}
#bantop li {margin-right: 12px; font-size: .8em;}
  .Mac-Firefox #bantop li {font-size: .82em;}
#bantop a {border-bottom: 1px dotted #999;}
#bantop #sections li a:hover, #bantop #sections a:visited:hover, #bantop #topics li a:hover, #bantop #topics a:visited:hover {color: #FC0; border-bottom: 1px solid #FC0;}
#bantop #sections, #bantop #topics {margin-top: 76px; padding: 0 0 5px 18px;}
.IE #bantop #sections, .IE #bantop #topics {margin-top: 79px;}
#bantop #sections {width: 28.1em; float: left;}
#bantop #sections a {color: #DEF; text-decoration: none;}
#bantop #topics {width: 30.1em; float: right;}
#bantop #topics li {margin-right: 11px;}
#bantop #topics a {color: #FCC; text-decoration: none;}

/*SLICES*/
#slices {width: 998px; margin: 15px auto;}
.slice {margin: 0 0 20px 0; padding: 0; position: relative; clear: both;}
.slice-top {margin: 0; padding: 0; background: transparent url("http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/i/msnbc/Templates/bbbCustomWrappers/Decision08/img/slice_top.png") no-repeat scroll 0 0; height: 12px;}
  .IE-6 .slice-top {margin-bottom: -4px;}
.slice-bottom {margin: 0; padding: 0; background: transparent url("http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/i/msnbc/Templates/bbbCustomWrappers/Decision08/img/slice_bottom.png") no-repeat scroll 0 -1px; height: 12px; clear: both;}
  .IE-6 .slice-bottom {margin-top: 1px;}
.slice-container {background: transparent url("http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/i/msnbc/Templates/bbbCustomWrappers/Decision08/img/slice_bg.png") repeat-y scroll 0 0; padding: 0; margin: 0; height: auto; clear: both;}
  .IE-6 .slice-container {background-image: url("http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/i/msnbc/Templates/bbbCustomWrappers/Decision08/img/slice-bg.gif");}
.slice-header {margin: 0; padding: 0; background: transparent url("http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/i/msnbc/Templates/bbbCustomWrappers/Decision08/img/slice_header_bg.gif") no-repeat scroll 0 0; background-position: 12px 0; height: 28px;}
.slice-header .nav {font-family: "Lucida Grande", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size:  0.6875em;  color: #dcc5dc;  padding: 6px 0 0 0;  margin: 0 10px;}
.slice-header .nav a {color: #dcc5dc; text-decoration: none; height: 27px; padding: 0 10px 0 20px;}
.slice-header .title {float: left; margin: 3px 20px; padding: 0;}
  .IE-6 .slice-header .title {margin-left: 10px;}
.slice-header h2 {display: inline; font-family: Georgia, Times, "Times New Roman", serif; color: #FFF; font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.25em; float: left; margin: 1px 0; padding: 0;}
  .IE .slice-header h2 {padding-bottom: 2px;}
.slice-header .title h2 a, .slice-header .title h2 a:visited { color: #FFF; text-decoration: none; }
.slice-header .title h2 a:hover, .slice-header .title h2 a:visited:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.slice-header .tools {display: inline; float: left; width: 150px; margin: 0; padding: 6px 10px 0 10px;}
.slice-header .controls {float: right; margin: 3px 15px 2px 20px; visibility: hidden;}
  .IE .slice-header .controls {margin-right: 12px;}
.slice-header a.feed, .slice-header a.widget, .slice-header li.collapse, .slice-header li.expand, .slice-header li.move-down, .slice-header li.move-up, .slice-header li.disabled-up, .slice-header li.disabled-down {background: transparent url("http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/i/msnbc/Templates/bbbCustomWrappers/Decision08/img/slice_icons-tran.png") no-repeat scroll 0 0;}
.slice-header a.widget {background-position: 0 -29px;}
.slice-header li.expand, .slice-header li.collapse {background-position: 0 -56px; padding: 0 0 2px 20px; width: 4.5em; float: left; cursor: pointer;}
  .IE .slice-header li.expand, .IE .slice-header li.collapse {width: 4.6em;}
  .Mac .slice-header li.expand, .Mac .slice-header li.collapse, .Safari .slice-header li.expand, .Safari .slice-header li.collapse {width: 5.2em;}
.slice-header li.expand {background-position: 0 -76px;}
.slice-header li.move-down, .slice-header li.move-up{background-position: 0 -97px; padding: 0 7px; cursor: pointer;}
.slice-header li.move-up {background-position: 0 -125px;}
.slice-header li.disabled-up, .slice-header li.disabled-down {background-position: 0 -174px; padding: 0 7px; cursor: default;}
.slice-header li.disabled-down{background-position: 0 -146px;}
.slice-tabs ul, .slice-tabs ul li {list-style: none;}
.slice-tabs ul {padding-top: 7px; position: absolute; width: 100%; text-align: center;}
  .IE .slice-tabs ul {width: 360px; margin-left: -180px; left: 50%; top: 16px;}
  .Firefox-3 .slice-tabs ul {padding-top: 8px;}
  .Mac-Firefox .slice-tabs ul {padding-top: 9px;}
  .Mac-Safari .slice-tabs ul {padding-top: 8px;}
.slice-tabs ul li {display: inline; font-family: "Lucida Grande", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 0.6875em; font-weight: bold;}
  .IE .slice-tabs ul li {position: relative;}
.slice-tabs li a {padding: 5px; color: #dcc5dc; text-decoration: none;}
.slice-tabs li a:hover {text-decoration: underline;}
.slice-tabs ul li.selected a {background: url("http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/i/msnbc/Templates/bbbCustomWrappers/Decision08/img/tab_right.png") no-repeat 100% 0; padding: 5px 0; text-decoration: none; color: #684068;}
.slice-tabs ul li.selected a span {background: url("http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/i/msnbc/Templates/bbbCustomWrappers/Decision08/img/tab_left.png") no-repeat; padding: 5px 9px;}
  .IE .slice-tabs ul li.selected a {background-position: right 5px;}
.slice-tabs ul{ width: 600px; margin-left: 200px; }
.slice-body {margin: 0; padding: 0;}
  .IE .slice-body {display: inline-block; overflow: hidden;}
.slice-content {padding: 20px; margin: 1px solid #F00;}
.slice-content div.loading {width: 142px; margin: 0 auto; visibility: hidden;}
.slice-content p {font-size: .8em; font-family: "Lucida Grande", Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 1.2em; padding: 0 0 1em 0;}
.slice p.noscript{text-align: center;}
.slice-content a {color: #114477; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;}
.slice-content a:hover {text-decoration: underline;}

#reportDiv{ position: absolute; left: -1000px; }


/*ADS*/

#sliderAdHolder {
background:#727064 url(http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/CSS/img/hdr-ad-bg.gif) repeat-x scroll center bottom;
position:relative;
text-align:center;
}

#sliderAd {
background:transparent none repeat scroll 0 0;
margin:0 auto;
padding:0 0;
position:relative;
width:980px;
}

.IE-7 #sliderAd { margin-left: -490px; left: 50%; }

#tsm-ad, #blog-ad, #vote-ad {float: right; width: 300px; margin: 0 10px 0 0; padding: 0; text-align: center; font: 9px 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, sans-serif; color: #666; line-height: 190%;}
  .IE #tsm-ad {margin-top: 2px;}
#tsm-ad #ad-test, #blog-ad #ad-blog, #vote-ad #ad-vote {background-color: #CCC;}
#tsm-ad #acbLblfrm0, #blog-ad #acbLblfrm0 {display: none;}
#vote-ad {float: none; width: 728px; margin: 15px auto 0; padding-bottom: 5px;}

/*TOP STORIES and FEATURES SLICE STYLES GO HERE*/
#tsm .grid { clear: both; }

/*debates navigation*/
#debates .inslice-tabs-wrapper {height: 19px; margin: 0px; border-bottom: 2px solid #CCC;}
  .IE #debates .inslice-tabs-wrapper { margin-bottom: 10px; }
  .IE #debates .inslice-tabs {height: 17px;}
  .IE-6 #debates .inslice-tabs { height: 12px; }
#debates .inslice-tabs ul {list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;}
#debates .inslice-tabs li, #debates .inslice-tabs p {color:#666; display: inline; width: auto; font: .65em "Lucida Grande", Tahoma ,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; }
#debates #debate-navigation li {float: left; padding: 3px 10px;}
#debates #debate-navigation li.label { padding-left: 0px;}
#debates #debate-navigation li.label2 { padding-left: 10px;}
#debates #debate-navigation li a, #live-vote #debate-navigation li a:link, #live-vote #debate-navigation li a:visited {color: #663F66; font-weight: bold; cursor:pointer;}
#debates #debate-navigation li span {color: #999; font-weight: bold; }
#debates #debate-navigation li span:hover {}
#debates #debate-navigation li.selected a, #live-vote #debate-navigation li.selected a:link, #live-vote #debate-navigation li.selected a:visited {color: #FFF; cursor:pointer;}
#debates #debate-navigation li.selected span {color: #FFF;}
#debates #debate-navigation li.selected span:hover {}
#debates #debate-navigation li.selected {background: transparent url(http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/i/msnbc/Templates/bbbCustomWrappers/Decision08/img/bg_inlinetab-l.gif) repeat-x scroll -1px 0;}
  .IE #debates #debate-navigation li.selected {padding-bottom: 4px;}
#debate-navigation li.selected:after{content:" "; margin-top: 4px; height: 5px; display: block; background: transparent url(http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/i/msnbc/Templates/bbbCustomWrappers/Decision08/img/bg_inlinetab-selected.gif) no-repeat scroll 50% -2px;}
  .Safari #debates #debate-navigation li.selected:after{margin-top:4px;}

#debates .slice-content{ padding: 15px; }
#debates-flash-wrapper{ width: 645px; float: left; margin-right: 15px;}
#debates-flash-wrapper h3 { font-family: "Lucida Grande", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: .65em; color:#666; border-bottom: 2px solid #CCC; padding-bottom:3px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; }
#debates-vote{float: left; width: 300px;}

/*VIDEO SLICE*/
#video { display: none; }
#slices #video .slice-content {padding: 5px 0 4px 15px}

/*BLOG SLICE STYLES GO HERE*/
#blog { display: none; }

/*MAPS and DATA SLICE STYLES GO HERE*/
#map { display: none; }
#map .slice-content {padding: 0;}

/*LIVE VOTE SLICE STYLES GO HERE*/
#live-vote { display: none; }

/*FOOTER STYLES GO HERE*/
#msnbcTabs { display: none; }