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	BASIC BODY ELEMENTS and TYPOGRAPHY

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* {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

body {
	background: #011F52 url(http://www.higginsforcongress.com/graphics/2008_bg.jpg) top center no-repeat;
	font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: normal;
	color: #000000;
	text-align: center;
	margin: 0 0;
	padding: 0 0;
}

img { display: block; border: 0; }
img a { display: block; border: 0; }
.imgleft { float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; }
.imgright { float: right; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; }

.bold {font-weight: bold;}
.clear { clear:both; }


a { color: #B71425; text-decoration: none; outline: none;}
a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

p { margin: 0 0 16px 0; }

p.district { font-size: 11px; }

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
	font-weight: bold;
	font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;	
	color: #292929;
	}

h1 { font-size: 30px; margin: 0 0 16px 0; }
h2 { font-size: 30px; margin: 0 0 16px 0; }
h2 a { color: #292929; text-decoration: none; border: 0; }
h2 a:hover { color: #B71425; text-decoration: none; border: 0; }
h3 { font-size: 19px; margin: 0 0 12px 0; }
h3 a { color: #292929; text-decoration: none; border: 0; }
h3 a:hover { color: #B71425; text-decoration: none; border: 0; }
h4 { font-size: 14px; margin: 0 0 16px 0; }


ol, ul, dir, menu, dd { margin: 0px 0px 20px 30px; }

ol { list-style-type: decimal }

ol ul, ul ol,ul ul, ol ol { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0px; }

ul li, ol li { margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px; }


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	LAYOUT

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#page_wrap {
	text-align: left;
	width: 990px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding: 0 0;
	}

#header {
	height:189px;
	width: 990px;
	background:url(http://www.higginsforcongress.com/graphics/2008_header.jpg);
	margin: 0 0;
	}
	#header a {
		height:189px;
		width: 990px;
		margin: 0 0;
		border: 0;
		text-indent:-9999px;
		display:block;
		}
		#header a:hover {
			border: 0;
			}
#titlebar {
	height:52px;
        text-align: right;
	background:url(http://www.higginsforcongress.com/graphics/2008_blog_header.jpg);
        padding: 0px 25px 0px 0px;
	}
#search_area {float: right; } 
       #search_area input#s {
                background:#ffffff url(http://www.higginsforcongress.com/graphics/2008_search_icon.jpg) top left no-repeat;
		display: block;
		float: left;
		width: 182px;
                padding: 3px 5px 3px 20px;
                margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;
	}
	#search_area #submit-button {
		float: left;
		margin: 0 0;
	}
        

#calltoaction_d {
		padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;
                margin: 0px 0px 15px 0px;
                background:url(http://www.higginsforcongress.com/graphics/2008_ctablog_bottom.jpg) bottom center no-repeat;
		}
		#donate {
			height:59px;
			width: 285px;
			margin: 0 0;
			}
			#donate a {
			    background:url(http://www.higginsforcongress.com/graphics/2008_donate.jpg) center top;
				height:59px;
				width: 285px;
				margin: 0 0;
				border: 0;
				text-indent:-9999px;
				display:block;
				}
				#donate a:hover {
					background:url(http://www.higginsforcongress.com/graphics/2008_donate.jpg) center bottom;
					border: 0;
					}
		#takeaction {
			height:64px;
			width: 285px;
			margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;
			}
			#takeaction a {
				background:url(http://www.higginsforcongress.com/graphics/2008_takeaction.jpg) center top;
				height:64px;
				width: 285px;
				margin: 0 0;
				border: 0;
				text-indent:-9999px;
				display:block;
				}
				#takeaction a:hover {
					background:url(http://www.higginsforcongress.com/graphics/2008_takeaction.jpg) center bottom;
					border: 0;
					}
                  #visit {
                        height:70px;
			width: 285px;
			margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
			}
			#visit a {
                                height:70px;
				width: 285px;
				margin: 0 0;
				border: 0;
				text-indent:-9999px;
				display:block;
				}
				#visit a:hover {

				        border: 0;
					}
                   #rss_blog {
                        background:url(http://www.higginsforcongress.com/graphics/2008_rss_blog.jpg) top left no-repeat;
			height:70px;
			width: 285px;
			margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;
			}
			#rss_blog a {
                                background:url(http://www.higginsforcongress.com/graphics/2008_rss_blog.jpg) top left no-repeat;
				height:70px;
				width: 285px;
				margin: 0 0;
				border: 0;
				text-indent:-9999px;
				display:block;
				}
				#rss_blog a:hover {

				        border: 0;
					}

                       #join {
			padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;
			}
#content_default_top {
	background:url(http://www.higginsforcongress.com/graphics/2008_content_dtop.jpg) no-repeat;
	margin: 0 0;
}
#content_default_middle {
	background:url(http://www.higginsforcongress.com/graphics/2008_content_mid.jpg) repeat-y;
	margin: 0 0;
}
#content_default_bottom {
	background:url(http://www.higginsforcongress.com/graphics/2008_content_dbottom.jpg) bottom center no-repeat;
	margin: 0 0;
	padding: 0px 25px 50px 15px;
}	
	#content {float: left; width: 600px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 35px 10px 0px 20px;}
	#sidebar {float: right; width: 300px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 25px 0px 0px 10px;}
       .sidebar_frame ul, .sidebar_frame li {
	background: white;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0 0 25px 0;
	border: none;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-weight: normal;
	font-style: normal;
	list-style: none;
	text-transform: none;
	text-indent: 0px;
	font-variant: normal;
	text-align: left;
	line-height: 12px;
	letter-spacing: 0px;
	word-spacing: 0px;
	font-size: 12px;
}





#footer {
	text-align: center;
	background:url(http://www.higginsforcongress.com/graphics/2008_footerbg.jpg) no-repeat;
	height:158px;
        padding: 22px 0px 0px 0px;
	}
	
#copyright {
	display: block;
	margin: 13px 0px 0px 0px;
}

#paidfor {
	width: 320px;
	font-size: 11px;
	color: #011F52;
	margin: 0px auto;
        padding: 25px 0px 0px 0px;
	display: block;
}