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/*****************************IMPORTANT******************************
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*******************************************************************/
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/**************End of IMPORTANT************************/

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/* Multiedia module */
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/** featured topics module **/
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/** popular module **/
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#popular .popularClear{clear:both;}
#popular .popularFooter{text-align:right;padding:10px;}
#popular .popularFooter a{font-weight:normal;color:#225980;}

/*view all art*/
.viewAllBar{background:url("http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.politicsdaily.com/media/pdsprite.gif") no-repeat scroll -9px -4587px #FFFFFF;width:645px;height:31px;margin-bottom:10px;float:right;}
.nextpg{display:block;height:20px;left:542px;position:relative;top:5px;width:75px;}

/*ie 6 fixes*/
#flwUsMod .modHdr h2,.featBlogTitl,.colHeadline{min-height:100%;}
.horizontal .dlcontent{_width:auto;}
.topicLede .tlhorizontal{_width:178px;}
.dynamicLead.horizontal .dlimage, .dynamicLead.full .dlimage, .dynamicLead.video .dlimage{_padding-top:10px;}
.horizontal .dlcontent h2{_padding:8px 0;}
.horizontal .dlcontent .dlbyline, .horizontal .dlcontent .dlsynop{_padding-bottom:0;}
.lftContBtm, .rghtContBtm{_overflow:hidden;}
#featBlog .featBlogCont a{_line-height:1.2em;}

/*design tweaks */
.dailyLnup h3, #topicRiver h2.postHdln{width:180px;padding-right:25px}

/* help and feedback */
.helpFeedbackIntro{border-bottom:1px dotted #004173;padding:10px 0;}
.helpFeedbackIntro h1{color:#333331;font-family:georgia;font-size:21px;font-weight:normal;padding:0 0 0.4em 0.4em;margin:0;}
.helpFeedbackIntro p{color:#333331;font-size:12px;margin:0 0.6em 0.2em;font-family:arial;}
.faqList{padding:0;}
.faqList ul{list-style-image:none;list-style-position:outside;list-style-type:none;padding-left:0;}
.faqList ul li{background:#FFFFFF url(http://www.aolcdn.com/sphere/bg-blue-arr) no-repeat scroll 0 9px;border-bottom:3px solid #F1F1F1;padding:8px 12px;}
.faqList ul li a{color:#000000;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;font-family:arial;}
.faqListFeedback{background:#FFFFFF none repeat scroll 0 0;border:medium none;margin:0 0 0.8em;padding:10px 0;}
.faqListFeedback .faqCat{border-top:3px solid #000000;padding:12px;}
.faqListFeedback .faqCat h2{margin:0;}
.faqListFeedback .faqCat h2 a{font-family:arial;font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;color:#124277;text-decoration:none;}
.faqListFeedback .faqCat p{font-size:12px;font-family:arial;margin:0;}
.faqListFeedback .faqCat p.back2Top{padding:5px 0;margin:0;}
.faqListFeedback .faqCat p.back2Top a{font-size:11px;font-weight:bold;color:#124277;text-decoration:none;}
.faqListFeedback .faqEnd{border-top:3px solid #000000;padding:12px;}
.faqListFeedback .faqEnd p{font-size:16px;font-style:italic;}

/* Active Topics */
.rr-mid{float:left;}
.rr-mid .tpcTitle{padding:10px 0 0 10px;}
#TagCloud p.cloud{padding:10px;}
#TagCloud p.cloud a{line-height:40px;}
.tagSmall,.tagNormal, .tagMedium,.tagLarge{padding-right:5px;text-transform:capitalize;letter-spacing:-0.03em;}
.tagSmall{font:normal 22px arial;color:#999;letter-spacing:normal;}
.tagNormal{font: bold 28px arial;color:#6b6b6b;}
.tagMedium{font:bold 35px arial;color:#505050;}
.tagLarge{font:bold  40px arial;color:#000;}

/* article page css */
.miniCommTop{float:right;text-align:right;margin-top:7px;margin-right:7px;width:100px;}
.miniComm .miniCount{font-size:15px;font-weight:bold;}
.miniComm .miniCommIcon{display:block;float:right;width:39px;height:14px;background:transparent url(http://pd-redesign.sandbox.politicsdaily.com/media/PD_MAINSprite.gif) no-repeat scroll 6px -3026px;}
.miniComm .miniCommLabel{display:block;font-size:11px;padding-right:10px}
.miniComm .miniLinkText{display:block;font-size:11px;}
.miniComm .miniLinkText a{color:#004276;}
.artTitle{padding:20px 0 20px 13px;}
.artHdline{float:left;width:535px;}
.artMiniCmnts{float:right;width:100px;}
.artCat .filedUnder{font:bold 13px arial black;text-transform:uppercase;padding:0 0 2px 0;}
.artCat .filedUnder a{color:#000}
.artCat span.labFileUnder{display:none;}
.artPosted{color:#666;font:normal 10px arial;padding-top:5px;}
h1.artHeadline{font:normal 31px/1em georgia;}
.artUtils{margin:0 auto 0px auto;width:607px;border-width:1px 0;border-style:solid;border-color:#e5e5e5;padding:7px 10px;height:13px;}
.artUtils a{padding:2px 0 1px 20px;position:relative;text-decoration:none;}
.artUtils a span{position:absolute;top:2px;left:1px;}
.utilsLt{float:left;font-size:11px;width:200px;}
.artUtils a.print,.artUtils a.addthis_button_email{border-right:1px solid #B2B2B2;margin-right:10px;padding-right:10px;}
.txtSize{position:relative;padding-right:40px;}
.txtSize #incFont {left:70px;}	
.txtSize #decFont {left:85px;}	
.utilsLt .at300bs {background:url("http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/pd-redesign.sandbox.politicsdaily.com/media/pdsprite.gif") no-repeat scroll -5px -3972px;}
.txtSize a {padding:0;top:0;position:absolute;border:0;cursor:pointer;display:blockl;height:14px;width:12px;margin-right:5px;background:url("http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/pd-redesign.sandbox.politicsdaily.com/media/pdsprite.gif") no-repeat;}
.labTxtSize{padding:0 10px 0 20px;background:url("http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/pd-redesign.sandbox.politicsdaily.com/media/pdsprite.gif") no-repeat scroll -5px -3732px transparent;font-size:11px;}
.at300c {background-position:-5px -3788px !important;}
.decFontOff { background-position:-21px -3788px !important;}
.incFontOn{background-position:-5px -3849px !important;}
.decFontOn{background-position:-21px -3849px !important;}
.incFontOff{background-position:-5px -3910px !important;}
.utilsRt{float:right;zoom:100%;}
.blogerProfile{float:left;width:130px;margin:0 10px 15px 14px;border-bottom:4px solid #000;padding:19px 0 16px 0;}
.artCotents {font: normal 15px/1.42em Georgia;padding:23px 10px 10px 10px;color:#111;}
.artCotents img {padding:0 12px 12px 0;float:left;}
.smallText .artCotents{font: normal 15px/1.42em Georgia;}
.mediumText .artCotents{font-size:1.4em;}
.largeText .artCotents{font-size:1.5em;}
.blogerName {font:normal 11px arial black;text-transform:uppercase;padding-top:4px;}
.colnslug{font:italic 11px Georgia;padding:1px 0 13px;line-height:1em;letter-spacing:0.03em;}
.blogerBio{padding-top:2px;font-weight:bold;}
.blogerCont{padding-top:2px;font-weight:bold;}
.blogerSubscribe{padding-top:2px;font-weight:bold;}
.filedUnder{padding:2px 15px;color:#222;font:italic 11px georgia;clear:both;}
.filedUnder a{color:#225980;}
.moreArticle{padding:31px 0 46px 15px;}
.moreArticle a{font:italic 15px Georgia;}
#articleStr{position:relative;zoom:100%;}
.artBtmPrint{position:absolute;bottom:40px;right:10px;padding:5px 8px;border:1px solid #d1d1d1;}
.artBtmPrint a{padding:2px 0 1px 20px;position:relative;}
.artBtmPrint a span{left:1px;position:absolute;top:2px;background:url("http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/pd-redesign.sandbox.politicsdaily.com/media/pdsprite.gif") no-repeat scroll -5px -3972px transparent;}
.blogerSubscribe a{padding-right:20px;background: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.politicsdaily.com/media/rss-icon.png) no-repeat scroll 67px 0;}
.blogerBio a, .blogerCont a ,.blogerSubscribe a,.blogerName a{text-decoration:none;font-size:11px;color:#004173;}
.blogerName a{font-size:0.9em;line-height:1em;color:#000;}
.at300b, .at300m, .at300bs {font-size:11px;}
.utilsRt .addthis_button_email{padding-left:20px;}
.utilsRt  a.addthis_button_compact {padding-left:20px;}
/* arcile page share bar update */
#btShare .shHead{width:175px;height:16px;margin:0 0 25px 15px;background:transparent url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.politicsdaily.com/media/pdsprite.gif) no-repeat scroll -6px -2235px;}
#btShare .shContents{border-bottom:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-top:1px solid #CCCCCC;height:134px;}
#btShare .shContents li.first{border:none;}
#btShare .shContents li span{display:block;margin-left:3px;}
#btShare .shContents li{float:left;position:relative;padding-left:6px;width:103px;height:134px;border-left:1px solid #e2e2e2;}
#btShare .shContents li a{font:normal 11px Arial;padding:0;}
#btShare .btShTitle{font:bold 12px Arial;padding-left:3px;padding-top:4px;}
#btShare .btShLink{position:absolute;bottom:10px;width:90px;}
#btShare li .btShLink span{margin:0;}
#btShare .shCount{font:normal 20px Arial;padding-top:10px;}
#btShare li.liShMob{padding-left:0;width:109px;}
#btShare .shMob{position:relative;padding-left:6px;height:84px;}
#btShare .shMob .atRndSp{margin:0;}
#btShare .shOthers{margin-top:13px;position:relative;padding:4px 0 0 6px;border-top:1px solid #CCCCCC;}
#btShare .shOthers .btShLink {width:63px;position:relative;bottom:0;}
#btShare .shOthIcon{position:absolute;top:9px;left:74px;height:20px;width:20px;background:transparent url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.politicsdaily.com/media/pdsprite.gif) no-repeat scroll -6px -2097px;}
.atRndSp{margin:15px 0 0;width:40px;height:40px;background:transparent url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.politicsdaily.com/media/pdsprite.gif) no-repeat scroll;}
.atRndFB{background-position:4px -1203px;}
.atRndTW{background-position:4px -1282px;}
.atRndDG{background-position:4px -1845px;}
.atRndAI{background-position:4px -2007px;}
.atRndEM{background-position:4px -1924px;}
.atRndMB{background-position:4px -1440px;}

/* multimedia fix */
#videoBtm {display:block !important;}
#tvBtm{display:block !important;}

/* random fixes */
.dynamicLead .dlcontent .dlbyline a{font:bold 11px arial; letter-spacing:0; text-transform:none; letter-spacing:0; padding:0 0 11px;}
.dynamicLead.horizontal .dlcontent h2, .dynamicLead.video .dlcontent h2 a{padding:0 15px 10px 0;}
#offLedeDiv ul li span a{font-family:arial; font-size:11px; text-transform:none; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing:0;}

/* addthis fix update for article page */
.aol-addthis a {height:16px;margin-right:5px;}
.aol-addthis span {padding-left:22px;}
.utilsRt .addthis_button_email {padding-left:42px;}
.artUtils .clear{font-size:0px;height:0px;}
			
#addthisTop {width:250px;float:right;font-size:11px;margin-top:-3px;}
#addthisTop .aol-addthis{font-size:11px;}
.aol-addthis a.addthis_button_fark{background:url("http://o.aolcdn.com/os/sphere/art/fark-icon") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;}
.aol-addthis a.addthis_button_digg{background:url("http://o.aolcdn.com/os/sphere/art/digg-icon") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;}
.aol-addthis a.addthis_button_digg{background:url("http://o.aolcdn.com/os/sphere/art/digg-icon") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;}

/* Latest From Module right rail */
#ltstFrmMod {background:#fff;padding:7px 7px 9px;margin-bottom:20px;}
#ltstFrmMod .header{border-bottom:1px solid #CCC;height:94px;margin-left:4px; width:275px;}
#ltstFrmMod .hdrImg{float:left;padding-top:2px;}
#ltstFrmMod .hdrTitle{background:transparent url(http://pd-redesign.sandbox.politicsdaily.com/media/PD_MAINSprite.gif) no-repeat scroll -6px -2888px;float:left;padding-top:65px;padding-left:7px;width:170px;height:20px;}
#ltstFrmMod .hdrTitle a{color:#000;font:bold 11px Georgia;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;}
#ltstFrmMod .ltstFrmContent{padding:15px 12px 15px 14px;}
#ltstFrmMod .ltstFrmHeadline{padding-bottom:9px;}
#ltstFrmMod .ltstFrmHeadline .hdln{font:bold 11px/1.35em arial;margin:0 0 2px 0;padding:0}
#ltstFrmMod .ltstFrmHeadline .hdln a{color:#000;}
#ltstFrmMod .postDate {color:#333333;font:normal 10px arial;font-style:italic;}
#ltstFrmMod .postDate span.date{padding:0 7px 0 0;}
#ltstFrmMod .postDate span.time{padding:0 10px 0 0;text-transform:lowercase;}
#ltstFrmMod .viewAll{float:right;margin-top:-10px;padding-right:18px;}
#ltstFrmMod .viewAll a{font:normal 12px georgia;font-style:italic;color:#004173;}


.artCotents div{padding:3px 0}
.blogerProfile {text-align:center;width:170px;}
.blogInfoCnt{margin:0 auto;text-align:left;width:132px;}

/*Begin : GCP CSS*/
#gcpFCMain {border-bottom:3px solid #ccc;border-top:3px solid #ccc;clear:both;margin:20px 0;padding:20px 0;}
#gcpFCMain .gcpFCAdd{text-align: center;}

#gcpFCMain .gcpFCAddFirstBtn {background:transparent url(http://o.aolcdn.com/os/news/art/gcp-btn-bg) repeat-x 0 0;border:1px solid #aaa;color:#444;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;padding:5px 50px;text-transform:capitalize;margin-left:50px;}
#gcpFCMain .gcpFCAddFirstBtn:hover{background:#ccc;text-decoration:none;color:#222;}

#gcpFCMain .gcpFCNoFeaturedCmntList li{display: inline;}
#gcpFCMain .gcpFCNoFeaturedCmntList li a.gcpFCNumCmnt{font-weight: bold;font-size: 16px;margin-left: 20px;background:transparent url(http://o.aolcdn.com/os/news/art/gcp-bg-cmmnts-bbl) no-repeat right top;padding:5px 25px 0 0;}
#gcpFCMain .gcpFCNoFeaturedCmntList li a.gcpFCNumCmnt span {font-size:11px;padding-left: 3px;}
#gcpFCMain .gcpFCNoFeaturedCmntList li a.gcpFCNumCmnt:hover{text-decoration: none;}

#gcpFCMain .gcpFCNoFeaturedCmntList li a.gcpFCAddCmntBtn{background:transparent url(http://o.aolcdn.com/os/news/art/gcp-btn-bg) repeat-x 0 0;border:1px solid #aaa;color:#444;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;padding:5px 30px;text-transform:capitalize;margin-left: 50px;}
#gcpFCMain .gcpFCNoFeaturedCmntList li a.gcpFCAddCmntBtn:hover{background:#ccc;text-decoration:none;color:#222;}

#gcpFCMain .gcpFCHdrWrap{margin-bottom:10px;}
#gcpFCMain .gcpFCHdrWrap h3{font-size: 16px;float:left;font-family:arial;}
#gcpFCMain .gcpFCHdrWrap .gcpFCHdrCount {text-align:right;}
#gcpFCMain .gcpFCHdrWrap .gcpFCHdrCount a{font-weight: bold;font-size: 16px;margin-right: 20px;background:transparent url(http://o.aolcdn.com/os/news/art/gcp-bg-cmmnts-bbl) no-repeat right top;padding:5px 25px 0 0;}
#gcpFCMain .gcpFCHdrWrap .gcpFCHdrCount a:hover{text-decoration:none;}
#gcpFCMain .gcpFCHdrWrap .gcpFCHdrCount a span{font-size:11px;padding-left: 3px;}

#gcpFCMain #gcpFCList{display: table;clear: both;}
#gcpFCMain #gcpFCList li{margin-bottom:10px;width:205px;float:left;margin-left:5px;}
#gcpFCMain #gcpFCList li p.gcpFeaturedCmntText{padding:15px;font-size: 11px;border: 1px solid #ccc;border-bottom: none;}
#gcpFCMain #gcpFCList li p.gcpFCUserName{background:transparent url(http://o.aolcdn.com/os/news/art/gcp-bg-cmmnts-tri3) no-repeat 90% 0px;padding-top:10px;}
#gcpFCMain #gcpFCList li p.gcpFCUserName a{font-size: 11px;}
#gcpFCMain #gcpFCList li p.gcpFCDate{font-size: 11px;color:#666;}
#gcpFCMain .gcpFCAddWrp{clear:both;text-align:center;padding-top:20px;}
#gcpFCMain p .gcpFCAddBtn{background:transparent url(http://o.aolcdn.com/os/news/art/gcp-btn-bg) repeat-x 0 0;border:1px solid #aaa;color:#444;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;padding:5px 50px;text-transform:capitalize;}
#gcpFCMain p .gcpFCAddBtn:hover{background:#ccc;text-decoration:none;color:#222;}
#gcpArticleHdrComments li.gcpArtHdrCmtsCountItm a.gcpNumCmntLnk{font-weight: normal;font-size:20px;}
#gcpArticleHdrComments li.gcpArtHdrCmtsCountItm a.gcpNumCmntLnk span#gcpArticleHdrCmntCount{background:transparent url(http://o.aolcdn.com/os/news/art/gcp-bg-cmmnts-bbl) no-repeat right top;padding:5px 25px 0 0;}
#gcpArticleHdrComments li.gcpArtHdrCmtsCountItm a.gcpNumCmntLnk span.txt {font-size:11px;padding-left: 3px;text-align:left;display:block;}
#gcpArticleHdrComments li a.gcpNumCmntLnk:hover{text-decoration: none;}
#gcpArticleHdrComments li a.gcpAddCmntLnk{font-size:11px;padding-top: 5px;display:block;text-align:left;}
.article h1{float:left;width: 75%;}
.article h1.discuss{float:none;width:auto;}
#gcpDiscussArtContent{display: none;}
.entry-content #gcpDiscussArtSynop #showFullStoryBtn{background:transparent url(http://o.aolcdn.com/os/news/art/gcp-rgt-arr) no-repeat 100% 50%;padding-right:10px;}
.entry-content #gcpDiscussArtContent #showSynopStoryBtn{background:transparent url(http://o.aolcdn.com/os/news/art/gcp-rgt-arr) no-repeat 100% 50%;padding-right:10px;}
.entry-content #showFullStoryWrap{margin-top:10px;text-align:right;padding-right:10px;font-weight:bold;text-transform: capitalize;}
.entry-content #showSynopStoryWrap{margin-top:10px;text-align:right;padding-right:10px;font-weight:bold;text-transform: capitalize;}
/*Begin : GCP Widget */
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#gcpAuthWrap{padding:8px 8px 4px 8px;clear:both;background:#f2f2f2;margin:15px 0;}
#gcpAuthWrap #gcpAuthLeft{display:inline;}
#gcpAuthWrap #gcpAuthLeft #gcpAuthSignedOut{float:left;}
#gcpAuthWrap #gcpAuthLeft #gcpAuthSignedOut a{display:block;padding:15px 60px;color:#000;text-transform:capitalize;background:transparent url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.politicsdaily.com/media/pd_btn_signin.gif) no-repeat 50% 0%;font-weight: bold;}
#gcpAuthWrap #gcpAuthLeft #gcpAuthSignedOut a{_height:1px;_width:1px;zoom:1;}
#gcpAuthWrap #gcpAuthLeft #gcpAuthSignedOut a:hover{text-decoration: none;}
#gcpAuthWrap #gcpAuthLeft #gcpAuthSignedOut a span{display:none;}

#gcpAuthWrap #gcpAuthLeft #gcpAuthSignedIn{font-weight:bold;}
#gcpAuthWrap #gcpAuthLeft #gcpAuthSignedIn a.gcpSignOutUrl{margin-left: 10px;}
#gcpAuthWrap #gcpAuthLeft .gcpAuthUserName{padding-right:5px;}
#gcpAuthWrap .authServ{float:left;color:#939393;margin-left:50px;margin-top:5px;}
.gcpHide{display:none;}
#gcpAuthWrap{height: 30px;}
#gcpMain .gcpHeader {border-top:1px solid #CCC;height: 43px;margin:17px 0 53px;}
#gcpMain .gcpHeader a {text-decoration:none; color:#000;}
#gcpMain .gcpHeader h3 {float:left;padding:18px 10px 10px 22px;text-transform:capitalize;font:bold 12px arial,sans-serif;}
#gcpMain .gcpHeader h3 #gcpCommentCount{padding-right:5px;}
#gcpMain .gcpHeader .gcpCommentsControl {float:left; padding: 20px 10px 0 0;}
#gcpMain .gcpCommentsControl #gcpCommentsControlList li{display:inline; padding: 4px;float:none;text-transform:capitalize;}
#gcpMain .gcpCommentsControl #gcpCommentsControlList #gcpCommentsToggle{margin: 0 12px 0 0;font:normal 10px Arial; cursor: pointer;}
#gcpMain .gcpCommentsControl #gcpCommentsControlList #gcpCommentsAdd {background:#6d6d6d;border: 1px solid #6e6e6e;}
#gcpMain .gcpCommentsControl #gcpCommentsControlList #gcpCommentsToggle a.gcpCommentsOffLink, #gcpMain .gcpCommentsControl #gcpCommentsControlList #gcpCommentsToggle a.gcpCommentsOnLink{color:#004173;}
#gcpMain .gcpCommentsControl #gcpCommentsControlList #gcpCommentsAdd a.gcpCommentsAddLink{color:#fff;}
#gcpMain .gcpCommentsTopNav {height:62px;background: #fafafa;display: none;}
#gcpMain .gcpCommentsBotNav {height:35px;}
#gcpMain #gcpCommentsList {clear:both;}
#gcpMain #gcpCommentsList .gcpCommentText {font:normal 12px georgia;padding: 10px 0 0 0;clear:both;}
#gcpMain .gcpComment {background:url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.politicsdaily.com/media/dotted-line.gif) repeat-x scroll 0 100%;padding: 10px 10px 1px;clear:both;}
#gcpMain .gcpCommentClass1 {padding: 0;margin: 5px 0 10px 0px;}
#gcpMain .gcpCommentClass2 {padding: 0;margin: 5px 0 10px 40px;}
#gcpMain .gcpCommentClass1 p, .gcpCommentClass2 p {padding: 0 10px;}
#gcpMain .gcpCommentClass1 p.credits, .gcpCommentClass2 p.credits {background: #fff url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.politicsdaily.com/media/comment_bottom.gif) no-repeat 0 0;margin: 0; padding: 20px 0 0 0;	}
#gcpMain .gcpHeader h2 {padding: 10px; margin:0; float: left; font: normal 1.5em arial;}
#gcpMain .navHolder {padding:12px; border-top:4px solid #000;border-bottom:1px solid #CCC; }
#gcpMain .paginator {float:right; }
#gcpMain .gcpUserTimestamp {float:none;}
#gcpMain .gcpUserTimestamp h4{clear:both;color:000;display:inline;}
#gcpMain .gcpUserTimestamp h5{color:#aaa;display:inline;font:normal 11px;margin:6px;}
#gcpMain .gcpFootCtrl{margin-bottom:20px;margin-top:20px;clear:both;}
#gcpMain .gcpRatingData {float: right;}
#gcpMain .gcpRatingData .gcpCommentsRateVotesList{display: inline;}
#gcpMain .gcpRatingData .gcpCommentsRateVotesList li{display:inline;float:left;}
#gcpMain .gcpRatingData .gcpCommentsRateVotesList .gcpIntroTextRate {display:none;}
#gcpMain .gcpRatingData .gcpCommentsRateVotesList .gcpCommentVoteUp a.gcpVoteUpLink {background:url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.politicsdaily.com/media/thumbsup.gif) no-repeat 0 2px;display: inline-block;padding:0 15px 5px 20px;color:#000;}
#gcpMain .gcpRatingData .gcpCommentsRateVotesList .gcpCommentVoteDown a.gcpVoteDownLink {background:url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.politicsdaily.com/media/thumbsdown.gif) no-repeat 0 2px;display: inline-block;padding:0 10px 5px 20px;color:#000;}
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