.page_tab_header { 
	background-image: url(../../../img/channel/politics/election-2008/tab_bg.jpg) !important;
	border-bottom-color:#172854;
}
.page_tab_header a:hover { 
	color:#172854 !important;
}
.page_tab_header img#tab_top {
	display:none;
}

#article_content {
	background-image: url(../../../img/channel/politics/election-2008/capsule_bg.jpg) !important;
	background-position:0 0;
	background-repeat:no-repeat;
}
#article_content a {
	color:#172854;
}
#article_detail a {
	color:#172854 !important;	
}
#article_content a:hover, #article_detail a:hover {
	color:#172854;
}

/*** CHANNEL PAGE ONLY ****************/


/*** adjust the channel page cards area background color ***/
.block_table {
	background-color:#172854;
	border-color:#172854;
}

#MSIE .block_table {
	border-bottom-color:#172854;	
}

.block_cell, .block_cell .dulcinea_content_section {
	border-color:#172854;
	background-image:url(../../../img/channel/politics/election-2008/block_side_back.gif);
}

.block_cell .block_header {
	background-image:url(../../../img/channel/politics/election-2008/block_curves_top.gif);
}
.block_cell {
	padding-top:0;
}
.block_table .sidebar_left h3 {
	color:#172854;
	margin-left:1px;
	border-bottom:solid 2px #801819;
}

.block_cell .category_link {
	font-weight:bold;
}
.block_cell ul.subcat_list {
	list-style-type:none !important;
}
.block_cell .block_footer {
	background-image:url(../../../img/channel/politics/election-2008/block_curves_bottom.gif);
}
/******* CUSTOM STYLING FOR ARTICLES *************/
#article_toolbar {
	border-color:#801819;
}
.article_toolbar_item  {
	padding-left:3px !important;
}

.article_toolbar_item #postList a {
	padding-left:20px;
}
#MSIE .article_toolbar_item #postList {
	margin-left:20px;
	padding-left:0;
}
#MSIE .article_toolbar_item #postList a {
	padding-left:3px;
}
.article_toolbar_icon {
	display:none;
}
.article_toolbar_item #postList .article_toolbar_icon {
	display:block;
}

#article_detail .sidebar {
	background-color:white;
	border:double 4px #801819;
	padding:0;
}
#article_detail .sidebar h3 {
	color:white;
	background-color:#172854;
	padding:3px;
	text-align:center;
	border-bottom:solid 2px #801819;
}
#article_detail .sidebar .sidebar_text {
	padding:5px;
	padding-top:0;
}
#article_detail .sidebar ul {
	margin-left:0;
	padding-left:0;
}
#article_detail .sidebar ul li {
	margin-bottom:10px;
}
/******* CUSTOM SIDEBOXES IN ARTICLES ************/

.custom_sidebox {
	padding-top:0px;
}
.custom_sidebox .sidebox_body {
	padding-left:2px;
}

.custom_sidebox .sidebox_title, #sidebar_what_youll_find #TOC_heading {
	background-image:url(../../../img/channel/politics/election-2008/heading_bg.gif);
	background-position:0 0;
	background-repeat:no-repeat;
	color:white;
	margin:0; 	
	padding-bottom:9px;
	padding-left:10px;
	text-align:left;
}
#sidebar_what_youll_find {
	padding-top:2px;
	padding-left:0;
}
.custom_sidebox .sidebox_title a, .custom_sidebox .sidebox_title a:visited {
	color:#FFFFFF !important;
}
.custom_sidebox .linklist li .subcat_list{
	margin-left:10px;
	
}
.category_link , .block_cell .feedlist_thumbs_false ul.feedlist li,  #article_detail .sidebar ul li,
.block_cell .link_list li  {
	list-style-type:none;
}
.category_link , .block_cell .feedlist_thumbs_false ul.feedlist li, #article_detail .sidebar ul li, 
.block_cell .link_list li {
	background-image:url(../../../img/channel/politics/election-2008/block_bullet.gif);
	background-repeat:no-repeat;
	background-position:0 2px;
	padding-left:15px;
}
.category_link {
	font-weight:bold;
}