/*== NBC.com liveblog
General CSS template
==*/


#blog-wrap{
	float:left;
	clear:left;
	width:663px;
	height:auto;
	margin:0;
}
#blog-promo-header{
	width:auto;
	height:auto;
	margin-bottom:6px;
	padding:0;
}
#blog-col{
	float:left;
	width:146px;
	background:#fff;
	min-height:300px;
	margin:0 6px 6px 0;
	color:#000;
	line-height:1.3em;
}
#blog-col-header{
	padding:8px 15px;
	color:#000;
	font-size:120%;
}
#blog-col-header h4{
	font-size:120%;
	margin:4px 0 2px -9px;
	padding-left:9px;
	background: transparent url(/assets/images/blog-col-arrow.gif) scroll no-repeat 0 50%;
}
#blog-col-inner{
	margin:10px 10px;
}
#blog-col-inner img{
	border:1px #000 solid;
}
#blog-col hr{
	height:1px;
	border: 0;
	background:#ccc;
	margin:13px 0;
}
#blog-col a img{
	border:none;
	display:inline;
}
a.ext-link{
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#333;
	padding-right: 8px;
	background:transparent url(/assets/images/live_blog/lnk_arrow.gif) scroll no-repeat 100% 50%;
}
a.ext-link:hover{
	text-decoration:underline;
}
#blog-main{
	float:right;
	width:510px;
	height:auto;
	margin-left:0;
	background:#fff;
	color:#000;
	line-height:1.4em;
	padding-bottom:8px;
}
#blog-main h2{
	float:left;
	clear:both;
	margin:12px 12px 8px 7px;
	font-size:220%;
	line-height:normal;
	font-weight:normal;
}
#blog-wrap p{ margin:5px 0;}
#blog-main h4{font-size:110%;}
.blog-post1, .blog-post2{
	width:471px;
	float:left;
	clear:both;
	padding:11px;
	margin:7px 0 7px 8px;	
}


.blog-comment{
	position:relative;
	width:496px;
	float:left;
	clear:both;
	background:#290b09 url(/assets/images/live_blog/commentbg.gif) scroll repeat-y 0 0;
	color:#fff;
	padding:0px 0;
	margin-left:8px;
}

.blog-comment span{
	margin-left:30px;
}
.comm-count{
	float:left;
	margin:0;
	padding:3px 12px;
	display:block;
}
.postedby{
	display:block;
	margin:0;
	float:right;
	padding:3px 12px;
	font-weight:bold;
	height: 16px;
}
.postedby a:link, .postedby a:visited{
	padding:0 0 0 10px;
	background: transparent url(/assets/images/live_blog/postedby_arrow.gif) scroll no-repeat 0 50%;
}
.postedby a:hover{
	text-decoration:underline;
}

/*==Sidbar on the right==*/
#live-blogs #nbcSideBar1 #barInfo{
	padding:0;
	margin-top:10px;
	width:300px;
	/*background-color:#81814f;*/
	background-image:none;
	color:#fff;
	font-size:110%;
}
#live-blogs #nbcSideBar1 #barInfo #barCopy{
	float:left;
	margin-top:10px;
 	height:auto;
}
#live-blogs #nbcSideBar1 #corner{display:none;}
#live-blogs #nbcSideBar1 #barHdr{
	float:left;
	clear:both;
	height:20px;
	width:300px;
	display:block;
	background-image:none;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	/*background-color:#FF9900;*/
}
.blog-sidebar-mod{
	float:left;
	clear:both;
	width:280px;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	margin:0px 0 14px 0px;
	border-bottom:1px #ddd solid;
}
.blog-sidebar-mod img{
	float:left;
	border:1px #FF9900 solid;
}
.blog-sidebar-mod p{
	float:right;
	width:122px;
	margin:0;
}
.blog-sidebar-mod a img{
	border:1px solid #FFFFFF;
	display:inline;
}

.blog-sidebar-mod a:link.ext_link, .blog-sidebar-mod a:visited.ext_link{
	color:#fff;
	padding-right:10px;
	background: transparent url(/assets/images/live_blog/postedby_arrow.gif) scroll no-repeat 100% 50%;
}
.blog-sidebar-mod a:hover.ext_link, .blog-sidebar-mod a:active.ext_link{
	color:#fff;
	text-decoration:underline;
}

* html .blog-post1, * html .blog-post2{
	padding:5px;
	margin:7px 0 7px 8px;	
}
* html .blog-comment{
	width:481px;
}

* html #live-blogs #nbcSideBar1 #barInfo #barCopy{
	float:left;
	margin:10px 0px 0px 5px;
	padding-bottom:10px;
 	height:auto;
}

/*=Self clearing floats in