/* This rule applies to all elements in the document tree, unless overridden. */
* {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

body {
	padding: 30px 0 0 0;
	margin: 0;
	/*background-image: url("images/bluefade.jpg");*/
	background-repeat: repeat-x; 
	/*background-color: white; */
	/*background-color: #283389;*/
	background-color: darkblue;
	color: black;
	/* color: #474747; */
	text-align: center;
	position: relative;
	font-family: verdana, tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12.1px;
	line-height: 18px;
}

p:first-child {
	margin: 0 0 0 0;
}

p {
	margin: 1.33em 0;
}

ol, ul, li {
	margin: 0 0 0 20px;
}

img {
	border: 0;
}

blockquote {
	margin-left: 40px;
	margin-right: 40px;
}

label {
	display: block;
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: bold;
	text-align: left;
}

input {
	font-size: 11px;
}

a:active, input:active, a:visited, input:visited {
	outline: none;
}

a:hover {
	text-decoration: none;
}

.letterhead {
	/* border: 2px solid yellow; */
}

.lhslogan {
	margin-top: 30px;
	font-size: 14px;
	color: #5566cc;
	float: left;
}

.lhimage {
	text-align: right;
}

.letter {
	clear: both;
	margin-top: 10px;
	font-family: "times new roman", serif;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: normal;
}

.signature {
	margin-left: 50%;
}

.firstword {
	font-size: 120%;
}

.first-letter {
	color: darkblue;
	float: left;
	font-family: "times new roman" serif;
	font-size: 3em;
	font-weight: bold;
	line-height: 0.8em;
	overflow: visible;
}

.error {
	font-weight: bold;
	color: red;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.error input {
	background: #ffcccc;
}

.leftalign {
	text-align: left;
	float: left;
}

.rightalign {
	text-align: right;
	float: right;
}

.medBoldBlue {
	font-size: medium;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #0000FF;
}

.spaceatbottom {
	margin-bottom: 1em;
}

#container {
	width: 770px;
	padding: 0;
	background: white;
	text-align: left;
	margin: 0 auto;
	/*border: 1px solid #5f7caa;*/
	position: relative;
}

#header {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	background-image: url("images/soares_banner.jpg");
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: top center;
	width: 770px;
	height: 183px;
	float: none;
	border: 1px solid #440591;
}

#nav {
	list-style: none;
	width: 770px;
	margin: 0;
	/*background: #440500 url("images/active_bg.jpg") 0 0 repeat-x;*/
	background: red url("images/active_bg.jpg") 0 0 repeat-x;
	color: white;
	float: left;
	border: 1px solid #440591;
}

#nav li {
	display: inline;
}

#nav a:link,
#nav a:visited {
	background: red url("images/active_bg.jpg") 0 0 repeat-x;
	color: white;
	padding: 3px 15px;
	float: left;
	width: auto;
	border-right: 1px solid #440591;
	text-decoration: none;
	font: bold 1em/1em arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

#nav a:hover, #nav a:active {
	background: #ffffff url("images/roll_bg1.jpg") 0 0 repeat-x;
	color: black;
}

#nav li:first-child a {
	border-left: 1px solid #440591;
}

#nav li ul {
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0 0 0 0;
	position: absolute;
	top: 0px;
	left: 0px;
	border: 2px solid purple;
	z-index: 100;
	display: none;
}

#nav li:hover ul {
	display: none;
}

#nav li li a:link, #nav li li a:visited {
	padding: 0;
	margin-left: 0;
	float: none;
	display: block;
	color: black;
	background: grey;
	border: 1px solid;
}

#nav li li a:hover {
	background: yellow;
}


#content {
	width: 750px;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 10px;
	background: #ffffff;
	text-align: left;
	border: 1px solid #440591;
	float: left;
}

#content h1 {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: xx-large;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-style: italic;
	/* letter-spacing: .03em; */
}

#content h2 {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: x-large;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-style: italic;
}

#content h3 {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: medium;
	font-weight: bold;
}

#content th {
	background:#A6CFF6 url("images/nav_bg1.jpg") 0 0 repeat-x;
	border:1px solid #440591;
	width: 100%;
}

#leftbar {
	width: 200px;
	float: left;
	text-align: left;
	height: 100%;
	margin-right: 15px;
	/* for testing
	border: 1px solid;
	*/
}	

#signup {
	border: 2px ridge #aaaaaa;
	background: #374582;
	color: white;
	width: 195px;
	height: 30px;
	margin: 0 0 10px 0px;
	text-align: left;
	position: relative;
}

#signup_email {
	width: 127px;
	border-width: 2px;
	position: relative;
	top: 5px;
	left: 5px;
}

#signup_button {
	position: absolute;
	top: 5px;
	left: 141px;
}

#signup_progress {
	text-align: center;
	margin-top: 5px;
	font-weight: bold;
}

#headshot_caption {
	font-size: 14px;
	font-weight: bold;
	padding: 5px;
	margin-bottom: 15px;
	text-align: center;
}

#buts {
	width: 200px;
	list-style: none;
	position: relative;
	margin-left: 0px;
}

#buts li {
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	line-height: 50px;
}

#buts a {
	display: block;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	text-decoration: none;
	position: relative;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	width: 100%;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
}

#but_volunteer {
	background-image: url("images/bt_volunteer.gif");
	width: 200px;
}

#but_volunteer:hover {
	background-image: url("images/bt_volunteer_hover.gif");
}

#but_donate {
	background-image: url("images/bt_donate.gif");
	width: 200px;
}

#but_donate:hover {
	background-image: url("images/bt_donate_hover.gif");
}

#but_contact {
	background-image: url("images/bt_contact.gif");
	width: 200px;
}

#but_contact:hover {
	background-image: url("images/bt_contact_hover.gif");
}

.side_button {
	text-align: center;
	height: 55px;
}

#footer {
	margin: 0;
	background: red url("images/active_bg.jpg") 0 0 repeat-x;
	color: white;
	float: left;
	border: 1px solid #440591;
	width: 750px;
	font-weight: bold;
	padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;
	height: 20px;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: x-small;
}

#footer a {
	color: white;
}

#main_article {
	width: 525px;
	float: left;
	text-align: justify;
}

#main_article h1 {
	padding-top: 5px;
	padding-bottom: 15px;
}

#endorsements {
	margin: 10px 0 0 20px;
}

#issues {
	width: 150px;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: bold;
	float: right;
	margin-left: 10px;
	border-left: 3px solid blue;
	border-bottom: 3px solid blue;
	padding-left: 5px;
	padding-bottom: 5px;
	text-align: left;
}

#issuelist {
	list-style: none;
	margin-left: 0;
}

#issuelist li {
	margin: 1.1em 0 0 0;
	line-height: 1.2em;
	border: 1px dotted white;	/* gets around IE5 spacing problem */
}

/* Since li:hover does not work in IE5 and IE6, turn the anchor element
** into block style to emulate li:hover.
*/
#issuelist a {
	text-decoration: none;
	display: block;
	border: 1px dotted white;
}

#issuelist a:hover {
	background-color: #dddddd;
	border: 1px solid green;
}

.issue_header {
	font-size: 1.3em;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-style: italic;
	line-height: 1.3em;
	display: inline;
	text-align: left;
	color: blue;
}

.contactinfo {
	padding: 8px;
	background: #374582;
	color: white;
	width: 300px;
	margin-top: 30px;
	font-size: 16px;
	text-align: center;
	border-style: ridge;
	border-width: 5px;
	border-color: green;
}

.contactinfo a:link, .contactinfo a:active {
	color: white;
}

.payable {
	font-weight: bold;
	font-style: italic;
	margin-left: 5px;
}

#volinfo h3 {
	font-size: 11px;
	color: white;
	background-color: #375482;
	padding: 3px 3px 3px 8px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	margin-bottom: 7px;
}

.volfield {
	display: inline;
	vertical-align: top;
	padding: 2px;
	border: 0;
}

.opt {
	font-weight: normal;
	font-style: italic;
}

.quotebox {
	background-color: #dddddd;
	padding: 5px;
	border: 3px solid red;
	width: 300px;
	text-align: left;
	font-style: italic;
}

.quotesig {
	text-align: right;
	font-style: normal;
}