.cmntlink{
	background-color:#DBD558;
	color:#000;
}
.cmntlink:hover{
	background-color:#fff;
}

.lite {
	color: #5E93B7;
}

.historic_search {
	width: 20em;
	height: 31em;
	float: left;
}
.tl_container {
	float: left;
}
.tl_viewwindow {
	position:relative;
	overflow: auto;
	width: 74em;
	height: 31em;
	margin-top: 1em;
}
.tl_viewpanel {
	position:relative;
	left:0;
	width: 371em;
	overflow: visible; 
	display: block; 
}
.tl_innerpane {
	width: 74em;
	height: 29.5em;
	float: left;
}
.timeline_graph {
	width: 73em;
	height: 28em;
}
.viewwindow {
	position:relative;
	overflow: auto;
	width: 94em;
	height: 36em;
}
.viewpanel {
	position:relative;
	left:0;
	width: 471em;
	overflow: visible; 
	display: block; 
}
.innerpane {
	width: 94em;
	height: 34em;
	float: left;
}
.top_charts {
	text-align: center;
	width: 23.5em;
	height: 17em;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #333;
	float: left;
}
.chartcontainer {
	padding-top: 1em;
	text-align: center;
	width: 23.5em;
	height: 16em;
	float: left;
}
.chartcontainer_w {
	width: 47em;
	height: 17em;
	float: left;
}
.chartfoot {
	text-align: right;
	margin-bottom: .5em;
}
.bar {
	height: .6em;
	background-color: #fff;
}
.dem_blu {
	background-color: #5E93B7;
}
.rep_red {
	background-color: #BD0E1C;
}
.dem_title {
	font-size: 1.1em;
	border-left: 9px solid #5E93B7;
	padding-left: 5px;
	margin-left: 10px;
}
.rep_title {
	font-size: 1.1em;
	border-left: 9px solid #BD0E1C;
	padding-left: 5px;
}
.tied_title {
	border-left: 6px solid #ffffff;
	padding-left: 5px;
}
.strong_dem{
	color: #5E93B7;
}
.strong_rep{
	color: #BD0E1C;
}
.med_dem{
	color: #80C8F9;
}
.med_rep{
	color: #ED5F59;
}
.weak_dem{
	color: #AEDDF9;
}
.weak_rep{
	color: #FFAEA8;
}
.tied {
	color: #fff;
}
.right {
	text-align: right;
}
.electoral-guide {
	border-right: 1px solid #fff;
	width: 13.5em;
	text-align: right;
	font-size:.8em;
	margin: 3px 0 0 0;
	padding-right: 3px;
}
.news{
	font-size:1.2em;
	border-bottom: 1px dashed #ccc;
	padding-bottom: 8px;
	padding-top: 8px;
}
.news a{
	color:#fff;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.news a:hover{
	color: #000;
	background-color: #5E93B7;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.sig {
	font-size:.8em;
	width: 100%;
	text-align: right;
	padding-top: 5px;
}
.scroller {
	overflow: auto;
	position: relative;
	float: left;
	width: 100%;
	height: 50em;
}
.feedcol {
	position:absolute;
}
.upbtn, .dwnbtn {
	padding-top: 5px;
	width: 49%;
	text-align: center;
	background-color: #000;
	height: 2em;
	float: left;
}
.upbtn:hover, .dwnbtn:hover {
	background-color: #333;
}
.feedhead {
	margin-bottom:0.9em;
	line-height:0.9em;
}
.feedheadtitle {
	color:#fff;
	font-size:2em;
	width:14em;
}
.pausebtn {
	padding: 1px;
	cursor:pointer;
	font-size: .8em;
	color: #fff;
	background-color: #333;
}
.pausebtn:hover {
	color: #000;
	background: #fff;
}
.resume {
	color: #000;
	background: #fff;
}
.resume:hover {
	color: #fff;
	background: #333;				
}

.digg {
	color:#000;
	background-color:#fff;
	padding:.5em;
	float:left;
	margin-right:.5em;
	text-align:center
}

/*****DISQUS Comments ***/
#disqus_thread #dsq-content { 
	margin:0 !important; 
	padding:0 !important;
	font-size: 90% !important;
}
#disqus_thread #dsq-content h3 {	
	font-size:100% !important; 
	font-weight:normal !important; 
	font-size:1.5em !important;
	margin-bottom:1.2em !important;
	line-height:1.2em !important;
}