/* Global */
body{background:#000;}
.cnn_top_event {
color: white;
background: black;
text-align: left;
margin-bottom: 10px;
float: right;
padding-left: 12px;
padding-right: 15px;
width: 309px;
height: 79px;
margin-top: -51px;
margin-right: 0px;
}
.cnn_blog_2col_shdbx .cnn_shd1 {
background: black;
padding-left: 5px;
}
.cnn_top_event h2 {
	color:#fff;
	margin-top:0px;
}
#cnnBlogContentArea .cnnPostWrap {
position: relative;
border-bottom: 1px solid #D5D5D5;
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
/* Header */
.cnn_std_header img{margin-left:120px;margin-top:20px;height: 53px;}

/* Header Images */
.cnn_brkt_4 {
background: url(http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/cnnpresents/cnnp_header_with_logo.jpg);
background-position: top center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
#cnnContainer {
background: black url("http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/cnnpresents/cnnp_page_bg.jpg") scroll repeat-x center top;
}

/* @start NAVIGATION */
.cnn_menu_bx {width:980px;height:43px;padding-left:10px;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0;position:relative;}
.cnn_menu {width:980px;background:#fff;padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none;float:left;position:relative;height:43px;margin-bottom:10px;}
.cnn_menu li {float:left;position:relative;height:43px;text-align:center;padding:0;margin:0}
.cnn_menu li:last-child {float:left;position:relative;height:43px;text-align:center;padding:0;margin:0;border-right-style: none;}
.cnn_menu li a {padding:0;margin:0;height:43px;display:block;color: #a8a8a8;text-decoration: none;background:#1a1a1a;background-repeat: repeat-x;background-position: center 0px;
	font-size: 14px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	font-weight:bold;
	line-height:43px;
}
.cnn_menu .cnn_double_line a{line-height:15px;padding-top:5px;height:38px}
.cnn_menu li:last-child a {
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
	height:43px;
	display:block;
	color: #a8a8a8;
	text-decoration: none;
	background:#1a1a1a;
	background-repeat: repeat-x;
	background-position: center 0px;
}
.cnn_menu li a:hover {
	background-color:#333333;
	color: #fff;

	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: center 0px;
}
.cnn_menu li.current_page_item a, .cnn_menu li.current-menu-item a {
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
	height:43px;
	background-color:#333333;
	color: #fff;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: center 0px;
}
.navpipes{background:none repeat scroll 0 0 #4A4A4A;display:block;float:right;height:43px;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;right:0;top:0;width: 1px}
.cnn_last_pipe {display:none;}
.current-menu-item a span.navarrows, a:hover span.navarrows {background-image:url(http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/global/menus/arrow_blk.gif);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center bottom;display:block;height:43px;}

/* Carousel */
.cnn_flipper_viewport{width:944px;height:146px;float:left;overflow:hidden;position:relative;background-color:#242424;}
#cnn-flipper-viewer{width:980px;background:transparent url(http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/marquee/flipper_bk.png) no-repeat 0 0;overflow:hidden;margin: 0 auto 11px 10px;}
.cnn-flipper-item{width:189px;height:146px;float:left;background:#000 url(http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/whatsnew/carousel.bg.188x40.png) no-repeat left bottom;margin-right:0;}
#cnn-flipper-viewer blockquote{padding:0;margin:0;border:0;width:188px;height:106px;background-color:#000;}
#cnn-flipper-viewer blockquote a{padding:0;margin:0;}
#cnn-flipper-viewer blockquote cite{font-size:18px;line-height:20px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:#fff;font-weight:normal;margin:0;background:url(http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/belief.blog/quote.png) no-repeat 0 13px;padding:9px 13px 14px 45px;font-style:normal;}
#cnn-flipper-viewer a{font-size:14px;line-height:16px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:#6ab9d3;font-weight:bold;display:block;padding:2px 2px 9px 7px;word-spacing:-1.5px;}
#cnn-flipper-viewer a:hover{color:#ca0002;}
#cnn-flipper-viewer .cnn-nav{width:18px;height:146px;float:left;}
#cnn-flipper-viewer .cnn-nav img{height:146px;width:18px;margin-top:0;visibility:visible;}
#cnn-flipper-viewer .cnn_fabcprv_off{background:url('http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/ac360/arrow_lt_inactive.gif') no-repeat 0 0;}
#cnn-flipper-viewer .cnn_fabcnxt_off{background:url('http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/ac360/arrow_rt_inactive.gif') no-repeat 0 0;}
#cnn-flipper-viewer .cnn_fabcprv{background:url('http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/ac360/arrow_lt.gif') no-repeat 0 0;}
#cnn-flipper-viewer .cnn_fabcnxt{background:url('http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/ac360/arrow_rt.gif') no-repeat 0 0;}
#cnn-flipper-viewer .cnn_fabcprv:hover{background:url('http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/ac360/arrow_lt_hover.gif') no-repeat 0 0;}
#cnn-flipper-viewer .cnn_fabcnxt:hover{background:url('http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/ac360/arrow_rt_hover.gif') no-repeat 0 0;}
#cnn-flipper-container{overflow:hidden;height:146px;}
.cnn-flipper-slab .cnn-last{width:188px;}


/* Post Style */
.cnnWideImage{padding-left:0;}
.cnn_post_navigation{background:#fff;border-bottom:none;height:auto;margin-bottom:10px;}
.cnn_post_navigation_home {padding:0px 20px;margin:0;}
.cnn_post_navigation_home a,.single-post .cnn_post_navigation a{float:left;color:#004276;}
.cnn_post_navigation_home a{line-height:38px;}
.cnn_prev_column_3,.cnn_next_column_3{width:auto;}
.cnn_prev_column_3{float:left;}
.cnn_home_column_3{display:none;}
.single-post .cnn_post_navigation a{line-height:1.2em;}
.cnn_post_navigation_home a:hover,.single-post .cnn_post_navigation a:hover{color:#ca0002;}
.cnn_divider_column_3{display:none;}
.cnn-nav-text{color:#999;display:block;margin-bottom:2px;font-size:11px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.2em;text-align:left;}
.single-post .cnn_post_navigation{padding:10px 10px;font-size:14px;border-top:#d5d5d5 1px solid;height:19px;}
.single-post .cnn_next .cnn-nav-text,.single-post .cnn_next a{text-align:right;}
.single-post .cnn_prev .cnn-nav-text,.single-post .cnn_prev a{text-align:left;}
.single-post .cnn_prev{padding-left:0;}
.cnn_post_navigation_next{float:right;}
.cnn_post_separator{background:#fff;height:0px;}
.cnn_shdbot{display:none;}
.cnn_shdtop{display:none;}
cnn_gap cnn_gap_right {display:none;}
.cnnRRStruct{background-color:#fff;}
.cnnBlogContentDateHead,.cnnGryTmeStmp,.cnn_share_links{padding-left:10px;}
#commentform #submit{background:url("http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/cnn/090509_personalization_sprite_rr.gif") no-repeat scroll -2px -306px transparent;margin-left:8px;margin-right:10px;width:47px;}
.cnnBlogContentTitle{font-size:20px;color:#010101;font-weight:bold;padding:15px 20px 0px 0px;line-height:32px;word-spacing:-1px;text-align:left;margin:0}
.cnnPostFooter {padding-bottom:10px;}
.cnn_contributors {background:#1c1c1c;}
#cnnBlogContentArea {background:#fff;}
.cnn_sidebar ul li {margin-bottom:9px;}
.cnn_sidebar ul {margin-top:10px;}
.cnn_right_col a {font-weight:normal;}

/* Right Rail */
#cnn_cnn_page_widget-3 a.cnn_social_icon_facebook.cnn_social_icon, #cnn_cnn_page_widget-3 a.cnn_social_icon_twitter.cnn_social_icon  {display:none;}
#cnn_cnn_page_widget-3 a.cnn_social_icon_rss.cnn_social_icon {padding-left:20px;}
.cnn_blog_2col_shdbx {width:980px;background:url("http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/global/shade/blogscol_4x4_shadow.gif") repeat-y scroll 640px 0 #fff;}
cnn_social_icons img{padding:0;}
.cnn_shd4 {background:#1c1c1c;width:981px;}

.cnn_social_icon_rss span.cnn_social_icon_text {padding-right:20px;}
span.cnn_podcast{color:#a4a4a4;}
.cnn_social_icon_text{display:inline;color:#6AB9D3;}
.cnn_social_icons{position:absolute;top:15px;right:0;}
.cnn_social_icons img{padding:20px 10px 10px 10px;}
cnn_social_icon_text{display:inline;}
.cnn_social_icons .cnn_social_icon{padding-left:21px;width:auto;line-height:14px;}
.cnn_social_icon_rss{background:url("http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/global/light_theme/14x14_icon_rss.gif") no-repeat scroll top right transparent;}
.cnn_social_icons .cnn_social_icon_twitter{padding-left:18px;margin-left:12px;margin-right:20px;background:url("http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/global/icons/15x14_icon_twitter.png") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;}
.cnn_social_icon_facebook{background:url("http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/global/light_theme/14x14_icon_facebook.gif") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;}
.cnn_sidebar,.cnn_sidebar a{font-size:11px;line-height:1.7em;}
.cnn_sidebar {padding-top:0px;background:#1c1c1c;}
.cnn_cnn_page_widget blockquote p{padding-top:21px;}
.cnn_cnn_page_widget blockquote img{margin-top:-18px;}
.cnn_cnn_page_widget blockquote p{padding-top:21px;}
.cnn_cnn_page_widget blockquote img{margin-top:-18px;}
.cnn_widget_text .cnn_widget_title a:link,.cnn_widget_text .cnn_widget_title a:visited{font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}
.cnn_sidebar .cnn_widget_title{font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:18px;line-height:1.2em;color:#cecece;padding-bottom:0px;margin-top: 0px;}
.cnn_sidebar .cnn_twitter_title{margin-top:0;padding-bottom:11px;}
.cnn_widget{font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.2em;color:#d5d5d5;position:relative;border-top:1px solid #434343;padding-top:11px;padding-bottom:14px;width:320px;margin-left:8px;}
.cnn_widget_first{border-top:none;margin-top:-10px;}
.cnn_widget a:link,.cnn_widget a:visited{font-size:11px;color:#6AB9D3;}
.cnn_widget a:hover{color:#ca0002;}
.cnn_widget p{margin:0;color:#fff;font-size:11px;line-height:15px;}
.cnn_sidebar .cnn_twitter_title{margin-top:0;padding-bottom:11px;}
.cnn_widget_first{border-top:none;margin-top:-10px;}


/* @start CALENDAR */
#calendar_wrap{margin-bottom:3px;margin-top:4px}
#calendar_wrap #wp-calendar { margin:0; width:100%; background:url("http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/global/dark_theme/calendar_dotted.gif") repeat-y -4px 0; }
*+html #calendar_wrap caption { padding-bottom:10px; border-bottom: 20px solid #fff; }
#calendar_wrap table th, #calendar_wrap table td { border:none; text-align:center;  width:51px; padding-top:13px; }
#calendar_wrap table tfoot td { border:none; text-align:center; border-right:none; background:none; }
#calendar_wrap table tfoot { background:#222; position:absolute; top:0px; left:270px; height:17px; width:34px; overflow:hidden; _background: #000; _display: block; _right: 0;}
.cnn-tbl-head { width:44px; }
*+html #calendar_wrap table tfoot tr { position:absolute; top:0px; left:270px; width:34px; overflow:hidden; }
#calendar_wrap #prev, #calendar_wrap #next { width:16px; height:16px; background:url("http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/unveiled/sprite_calendar_arrows.gif") no-repeat; }
#calendar_wrap #prev a, #calendar_wrap #next a { line-height:80px; _line-height: 17px; _text-indent: -200em;}
#calendar_wrap tfoot .pad {position:absolute;width:2px;left:18px;}
#calendar_wrap td.pad:hover{background:transparent}
#calendar_wrap { width:315px; position:relative; overflow:hidden; }
#calendar_wrap table#wp-calendar th,#calendar_wrap table#wp-calendar td{font-size:13px;color:#acacac;font-weight:bold}
#calendar_wrap table#wp-calendar td a { font-size:13px; color:#6AB9D3; font-weight:bold; }
#calendar_wrap table#wp-calendar td a:hover { color:#f33; }
#calendar_wrap caption { font-size:11px; color:#fff; margin-bottom:17px; padding-bottom:9px; padding-left:0px; _width: 300px; text-transform:uppercase; font-weight:normal;}
#calendar_wrap #prev { background-position:-10px -37px; height:17px; top:0; left:0px; _left:272px; padding:0; position:absolute; width:16px; overflow:hidden; }
#calendar_wrap #next { background-position:-30px -37px; height:17px; top:0; left:18px; _left:290px; padding:0; position:absolute; width:16px; overflow:hidden; }
#calendar_wrap #prev:hover { background-position:-10px -10px;cursor:pointer }
#calendar_wrap #next:hover { background-position:-30px -10px;cursor:pointer }
/* @end CALENDAR */

.cnn_widget p{margin:0;}
.cnn-promo-image{float:left;margin-top:3px;margin-right:14px;}
.cnn-promo-time{display:block;}
.cnn_widget blockquote{margin:0 0 0 21px;padding-left:0;border-left:none;color:#000;}
.cnn_widget blockquote ul{width:289px;float:left;clear:both;padding-top:10px;}
.cnn_widget blockquote li{margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0;}
.cnn_cnn_page_widget h3{font-size:14px;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:7px;}
.cnn_cnn_page_widget h4{padding-top:14px;}
.cnn_dasher{border-top:1px dotted #000;padding-top:17px;margin-top:3px;padding-bottom:8px;}
.cnn_widget_recent_entries ul{margin-bottom:-15px;}
.cnn_cnn_widget_adtag{width: 336px;margin-left: 0px;border-bottom: none;padding-right: 0px;}
.cnn_adtitle{margin-top:3px;padding:0 12px;text-align:right;color:#000;}
.cnn_widget_recent_entries a:link,.cnn_widget_recent_entries a:visited{font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;}
.cnn_tweet { background:url("http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/unveiled/bg_twitter_bubble_dark.png") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent; }
.cnn_tweet_desc{color:#f4f4f4;padding:2px 5px 8px 4px;height:43px;width:303px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2em;font-weight:normal;}
#cnnRightCol .cnn_tweet_user a,#cnnRightCol .cnn_tweet_user a:visited{font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2em;font-weight:bold;}
.cnn_tweet_user{display:block;margin-top:-2px;}
.cnn_tweet_date{display:block;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;line-height:1.2em;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;color:#959595;}
#cnnRightCol .cnn_tweet_retweet a,#cnnRightCol .cnn_tweet_retweet a:visited{font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:10px;line-height:1.2em;font-weight:normal;}
.cnn_tweet_info{margin-left:42px;height:53px;}
.cnn_tweet_info img{float:left;margin-top:2px;margin-right:3px;}
.cnn_tweet_desc a {line-height:1.2em;}
.cnn_last_tweet{margin-bottom:-10px;}
.cnn_multi_tweets .cnn_tweet_text{color:#fff;background:url('http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/global/dark_theme/twitter_bubble_bg.png') repeat 0 0}
.cnn_multi_tweets .cnn_tweet_profile_picture{background:url('http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/global/dark_theme/twitter_bubble_notch.png') no-repeat 18px 0}
.cnn_pad10top {padding:0px;}
.cnn_widget a:hover {color:#ca0002;}
.commentItem p {margin:0px 12px 12px 0px;}
.cnn_bmsldr_viewer .cnn-nav .cnn_fabcprv_off, .cnn_bmsldr_viewer .cnn-nav .cnn_fabcprv_off:hover {
visibility: visible;
background-position: 0 -172px;
height: 18px;}
.cnn_bmsldr_viewer .cnn-nav .cnn_fabcnxt_off, .cnn_bmsldr_viewer .cnn-nav .cnn_fabcnxt_off:hover {
visibility: visible;
background-position: 0 -248px;
height: 18px;
}

/* Contributors Style */
.cnn_contributors_content h3{font-size: 19px;
padding: 3px 10px 10px 10px;
margin-top: 0;
color: #A1A1A1;
background: #1C1C1C;}
.cnn_contributors_content li{list-style:none;float:left;display:inline;font-size:14px;color:#6AB9D3;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:10px;font-weight:bold;width:183px;}
.cnn_contributors_content li a {color:#00bacf;}
.cnn_contributors_content img{padding-right:10px;}
.cnn_contributors_content{padding: 10px 10px 0 0px;
width: 981px;
margin-left: 4px;}
.cnn_contributors {color:#6AB9D3;}
.cnn_contributors_content a:visited{color:#01427c;}
.cnn_contributors_content img{float:left;}
.cnn_contributor_tag{color:#a1a1a1;font-size:11px;}
.cnn_shd1{background:transparent url("http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/situationroom/left_shadow.png") repeat-y 0 0;padding-left:5px;}
.cnn_shd3{background:transparent url("http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/situationroom/right_shadow.png") repeat-y 980px 0;}
.cnn_shdtop{width:990px;height:5px;overflow:hidden;background:url("http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/sect/blogs/situationroom/top_right.png") no-repeat 0 0;}
.cnn_blog_2col_shdbx .cnn_post_separator {
position: relative;
background: white;
}
.cnn_blog_2col_shdbx .cnn_post_separator .cnn_gap {
display: block;
height: 7px;
width: 5px;
position: absolute;
left: -5px;
top: 0;
margin-left: 0;
display: none;
}

/* Footer Style */
.cnnBlogFooterArea {background:#000;border:none;}
#cnn_ftrcntnt {background:#000; }
#ftr-search form{width:301px;background:none;}
#cnn_ftrcntnt a{color:##6AB9D3;}
#cnn_ftrcntnt a:hover{color:##6AB9D3;}
#cnn_ftrcntnt, #cnn_ftrcntntinner {
width: 975px;
margin-left: 14px;
}
#ftr-search form {background: transparent url ('http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/2.0/global/nav/footer/dark/footer_google.gray.png');}