.news
{
	font-size: 16px;
}

.news:link
{
	color: #000000;
	text-decoration: none;
}

.news:hover
{
	color: #000000;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

.news:visited
{
	color: #000000;
	text-decoration: none;
}

.top_250
{
	position: relative;
	width: 250px;
	height: 10px;
	background-image: url(../images/250_top.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	font-size: 1px;
	z-index: 0;
}

.middle_250
{
	position: relative;
	background-image: url(../images/250_middle.gif);
	background-repeat: repeat-y;
	width: 240px;
	padding: 0px 5px 5px 5px;
	z-index: 0;
}

.bottom_250
{
	position: relative;
	width: 250px;
	height: 10px;
	background-image: url(../images/250_bottom.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	font-size: 1px;
	z-index: 0;
}

#center_col
{
	position: absolute;
	left: 250px;
	width: 350px;
	z-index: 0;
	font-size: 16px;
	padding: 0px 25px 0px 25px;
	font-family: sans-serif;
}

#right_col
{
	position: relative;
	float: right;
	width: 250px;
	padding: 0px;
	margin: 0px 0px 20px 0px;
}

#left_col
{
	position: relative;
	float: left;
	width: 250px;
	padding: 0px;
	z-index: 0;
}

#join_div
{
	position: relative;
	width: 230px;
	font-size: 15px;
}

#news_div
{
	position: relative;
	margin-top: 20px;
	width: 230px;
	text-align: center;
}

#photo_frame
{
	position: relative;
	top: -10px;
	width: 250px;
}

#photo_caption
{
	font-size: 13px;
	text-align: center;
}

.issues_anchor
{
	cursor: pointer;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-family: sans-serif;
	font-size: 13px;
	font-weight: bold;
}

.issues_anchor:hover
{
	text-decoration: underline;
}


#thinblueline
{
	position: relative;
	width: 240px;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
}

.javapop
{
	position: absolute;
	left: 150px;
	top: 50px;
	z-index: 999;
	padding: 8px;
	width: 300px;
	border: 2px solid black;
	background-color: #CCCCCC;
	color: #000000;
	font-size: 13px;
	visibility: hidden;
}


#register
{
	position: absolute;
	left: 0px;
	top: 0px;
	width: 110px;
	height: 110px;
}

#absentee_ballot
{
	position: absolute;
	left: 110px;
	top: 0px;
	width: 110px;
	height: 110px;
}

#indem
{
	position: absolute;
	left: 220px;
	top: 0px;
	width: 110px;
	height: 110px;
}

#polling_places
{
	position: absolute;
	left: 330px;
	top: 0px;
	width: 110px;
	height: 110px;
}

#yard_sign
{
	position: absolute;
	left: 440px;
	top: 0px;
	width: 110px;
	height: 110px;
}

#cops
{
	position: absolute;
	left: 550px;
	top: 0px;
	width: 110px;
	height: 110px;
}

#volunteer
{
	position: absolute;
	left: 660px;
	top: 0px;
	width: 110px;
	height: 110px;
}

#facebook
{
	position: absolute;
	left: 770px;
	top: 0px;
	width: 110px;
	height: 110px;
}