n: 0;
	padding: 0;
	}

html, body, form, input, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, ul, ol, li, dl, dd, dt, table, thead, tbody, tfoot, th, tr, td, pre, p, blockquote, fieldset {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	}

body {
	background:#434343 url(http://media.mercedsunstar.com/static/images/bg_body.gif) repeat-y center center;
	font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
	font-size: 62.5%;
	color: #272727;
	}

a { 
	color: #265280;
	text-decoration: none;
	}

a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
	}

.title a:hover {
	text-decoration: none;
	}

img,
a img {
	font-size: .9em;
	border: none;
	}

.left {
	float: left;
	margin-right: 3px;
	}

.right {
	float: right;
	margin-left: 3px;
	}

.none {
	display: none;
	}

.clear {
	clear: both;
	}

.center { 
	text-align: center;
	}

.strong {
	font-weight: bold;
	}

.site_title {
	font-size: 3em;
	text-align: center;
	}

#content_match, 
#yahooContentMatch {
	margin: 8px 0; 
	text-align: center;
	clear: both;
	}


h1 {
	font-size: 1.8em;
	}

h2 {
	font-size: 1.6em;
	}

h3 {
	font-size: 1.4em;
	}

h4 {
	font-size: 1.2em;
	}

h5 {
	font-size: 1.1em;
	}

h6 {
	font-size: 1em;
	}

ul, ol {
	list-style-image:none;
	list-style-position:outside;
	list-style-type:none;
	}


li, dl, dd, dt, td, pre, p, blockquote, fieldset {
	}

li {
	}

code,
xmp,
blockquote {
	font-size: 1.2em;
	}

.html_module ul {
	font-size: 1.1em;
	}


/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
hack for floated elements in freeforms containers - makes the box expand for fit content in firefox */

.story:after,
.clearfix:after {
	content: ".";
	display: block;
	height: 0;
	clear: both;
	visibility: hidden;
	}
	
.story,
.clearfix {
	display: inline-block;
	}

/* Hides from IE-mac \*/
* html .story,
* html .clearfix { height: 1%; }

.story,
.clearfix { display: block; }
/* End hide from IE-mac */

/* END clearfix hack
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */


.clearing {
	clear:both;
	height:1px;
	margin-top:-1px;
	overflow:hidden;
	}
    
    
    
    
/* SITE-WIDE Layout */   
.title {
	position: relative;
	}

.top_stories {
	width: 100%;
        padding-bottom: 10px;
	}
    
    

.mi_rss_link {
	position: absolute;
	width: 12px;
	height: 12px;
	right: 4px;
	top: 1px;
	}

.title .mi_rss_link a {
	padding: 0;
	}


#mi_breaking {
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	}

#mi_breaking {
	margin-bottom: 10px;
        width: 640px; 
	}

#mi_featured {
        margin-top: 10px;
        width: 640px;
        overflow: hidden;   
        }

/* END SITE-WIDE Layout*/

#mi_page_container {
	background-color: #fff;
	}


#mi_heading {
	font-size: 2.2em;
	color: #c2b2a5;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #a56f44;
	margin-bottom: .5em;
	padding-bottom: .2em;
	}

h3.headline {
	font-weight: bold;
	}


.title {
	color: #544b4a;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	margin-bottom: 0.5em;
	padding-bottom: 0.1em;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ede7cd;
	}

.title a {
	color: #544b4a;
	font-weight: bold;
	/* padding-right: 20px;
	display: block; */
	}

.title a:hover {
	color: #333;
	}




/* BREAKING-NEWS */
#mi_breaking {
	padding-bottom: 5px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	}

#mi_breaking .title {
	color: #fff;
	padding-left: 2px;
	color: #fff;
	padding: .1em 20px .5em 0;
	}

#mi_breaking .title a {
	color: #7D1305;
	}

#mi_breaking .title .mi_rss_link {
	top: 7px;
	right: 7px;
	}

#mi_breaking li {
	font-size: 1.2em;
	margin-bottom: .25em;
	height: 1%;
	position: relative;
	background: none;
	padding: 0;
	line-height: 1.5em;
	}

#mi_breaking li a {
	margin-left: 6em;
	}

#mi_breaking .timestamp {
	color: #7d1305;
	display: block;
	float: left;
	width: 5em;
	position: absolute;
	left: 0;
	top: 0;
	}

#mi_breaking .stack {
	padding: 0 2px;
	}

#mi_breaking .readMore {
        display: none;
        }
/* end  BREAKING-NEWS */

.section_heading {border-bottom:1px solid #888; padding:2px 100px 3px 10px; position:relative;}
h1#mi_heading, .section_heading h1 {color:#888; font-size:2em; font-weight:normal;}
.section_heading #heading_rss {height:22px; position:absolute; right:10px; top:5px;}

.section_name {
	color: #544b4a;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	}

.section_name a {
	color: #544b4a;
	}

.section_name a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
	}



/* ---------- story/headline STACK */
.stack {}

.stack li {
	padding-left: 12px;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	line-height: 1.4em;
	background:transparent url(http://media.thestate.com/static/images/bltSprite.gif) no-repeat top left;
	}

.stack .story {}

.stack .story .headline {
	line-height: 1.1em;
        font-size:1.2em;
	}

/*  ----------  end STACK */

/* ---------- STORY styles */
.story {
	clear: both;
	}

.story .story_header {}


/* headline (NOTE: sometimes an h3 sometimes a div) */
.story .headline {
	margin-bottom: .3em;
	padding: 0;
	}

.story .headline a {
	}

#mi_auto_content_left .story .headline a {
    font-size: 12px;
}

/* subheadline */
.story h2 {} 

/* overline */
.story h3 {
	font-weight: normal;
	}

.story h3 a {}

/* dates */
.story h4.date {
	color: #666;
	font-size: .8em;
	margin-top: 5px;
	} 

.story h4.byline {
	margin-bottom: .3em;
	color: #a5a5a5;
	display: inline;
	font-weight: normal;
	font-size: 1.1em;
	margin-right: .5em;
	padding-right: .5em;
	border-right: 1px solid #a5a5a5;
	}

.story h4.creditline {
	margin-bottom: .3em;
	color: #a5a5a5;
	font-size: 1.1em;
	display: inline;
	font-weight: normal;
	}

/* kicker/shirttail */
.story h6 {
	font-size: .8em;
	}

.story p {
	font-size: 1.1em;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	/*line-height: 1.4em;*/
	}

.story .dateline {
	font-weight: bold;
	padding-right: 5px;
	}

.story .dateline:after {
	content: " --";
	}

.story a.more {
	padding: 0 10px 0 0px;
	display: block;
	}

.story a.more:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
	}


/* Story Image Container */
.story .image {
	}

.story .image img{
	margin: 0 5px 10px 0;
	}

.story_body {
	margin-top: 5px;
	}


/* caption */
.story .image p {
	text-align: left;
	font-size: 1.1em;
	} 

/* byline and/or creditline */
.story .image h4,
.story .image h5 {
	text-align: right;
	color: #666;
	font-size: .9em;
	margin-bottom: .25em;
	font-weight: normal;
	}

/* byline and/or creditline - left image */
.story .left h4,
.story .left h5 {
	text-align: left;
	}


/*story - summary extension*/
.summary {}

.summary .headline {
	text-transform: uppercase;
	margin: 0 0 .25em 0;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	}

.summary .headline a {
	}

.section_name {font-size:11pt; margin:0 0 5px 0;}
    
    
/* END STORY */

.more_stories {
	color: #5f5f5e;
        display: none;
	padding: .5em 0;
        font-size:1.2em;
	}

/* story ASSETS */
#story_assets {
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	}

#story_assets h3 {
	text-transform: none;
	color: #000;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin-top: 0;
	color: #444;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 1em;
	margin-bottom: .5em;
	}

#story_assets li {
	font-size: 1.2em;
	line-height: 1.4em;
	}

#story_assets li a {
	}

#story_assets a:hover {
	}

#story_assets a span {
	color: #7d1305;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	margin-right: 5px;
	display: inline;
	font-weight: bold;
	}

#story_assets li {
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	padding-left: 22px !important;
	}

#story_assets a span {
	margin-left: -20px;
	display: inline;
	float: left;
	}

#story_assets a span.asset {
	padding-left: 20px;
	font-size: 1em;
	background: url(http://media.mercedsunstar.com/static/images/iconSprite.gif) 0 0 no-repeat;
	}

#story_assets a span.asset_photo,
#story_assets a span.asset_gallery {
	background-position: 0 -3px;
	}

#story_assets a span.asset_mobile {
	background-position: 0 -44px;
	}

#story_assets a span.asset_ap_video_link {
	background-position: 0 -84px;
	}

#story_assets a span.asset_mp3,
#story_assets a span.asset_audio {
	background-position: 0 -126px;
	}

#story_assets a span.asset_mp3 {
	padding-left: 0;
	}

#story_assets a span.asset_comments {
	background-position: 0 -162px;
	}

#story_assets a span.asset_user {
	background-position: 0 -202px;
	}

#story_assets a span.asset_doc {
	background-position: 0 -242px;
	}

#story_assets a span.asset_blog {
	background-position: 0 -282px;
	}

#story_assets a span.asset_cal {
	background-position: 0 -322px;
	}

#story_assets a span.asset_print {
	background-position: 0 -363px;
	}

#story_assets a span.asset_email {
	background-position: 0 -402px;
	}

#story_assets a span.asset_subscribe {
	background-position: 0 -443px;
	}

#story_assets a span.asset_rss {
	background-position: 0 -483px;
	}

#story_assets a span.asset_podcast {
	background-position: 0 -523px;
	}

#story_assets a span.asset_link {
	background-position: 0 -563px;
	}

/* end story ASSETS */

/* LEAD STORY */

.hp3 #mi_lead_story .stack .story .headline {
      font-size:2.2em;
}

.hp3 #mi_lead_story .story p {
      font-size:1.4em;
      line-height:1.4em;
}

.hp4 #mi_lead_story .story .headline {
	font-size: 2.0em;
	line-height: 1em;
	text-transform: none;
	margin-bottom: .6em;
	}

.hp4 #mi_lead_story .stack li {
	background: none;
	}

.hp4 #mi_lead_story .story p {
	font-size: 1.3em;
	}

.hp4 #mi_lead_story .story .image p {
	font-size: 1.1em;
	line-height: normal;
	}

/* end LEAD STORY */

/* SECONDARY HEADLINES */

.hp3 #mi_secondary_story {}

.hp3 #mi_secondary_story .story {
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ede7cd;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	}

.hp3 #mi_secondary_story .headline {
	font-size: 1.2em;
	line-height: 1.2em;
	}

.hp3 #mi_secondary_story .label {
	font-size: 1em;
	margin: .5em 0;
	}

.hp3 #mi_secondary_story {}

.hp3 #mi_secondary_story .stack li {
	background: none;
	}

/* END SECONDARY HEADLINES */






/*SECTION PAGE 4*/

.sf4 .mi_auto_top {
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ede7cd;
	}

.sf4 .mi_auto_top .section_name {
	margin-bottom: .5em;
	margin-top: .3em;
        display:none;
	}

.sf4 .mi_auto_top .headline {
	font-size: 1.8em;
	}

.sf4 #mi_auto_content_left #auto_left .headline {
	padding-left: 12px;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	line-height: 1.4em;
	background: url(http://media.mercedsunstar.com/static/images/bltSprite.gif) no-repeat 0 -58px;
	}

.sf4 #mi_auto_content_left .summary {
	padding: 10px 0;
	margin: 10px 0;
	border-top: 1px solid #ede7cd;
	}

.sf4 #mi_auto_content_left .summary .headline {
	font-size: 1.4em;
	}

.sf4 #mi_auto_content_left .story .left {
	margin-right: 8px;
	margin-top: 8px;
	}

/* SPILL PAGE */

#sf_spill {
        padding: 10px;
       }
#sf_spill li{
        padding-bottom: 10px;
       }

.previous, .next {
        width: 40px;
        float: left;
       }

/*STORY PAGE 1*/

.story1 #story_body {
	line-height: 1.8em;
	}

.story1 #story_body p {
	color: #272627;
	font-size: 1.3em;
	margin-top: 10px;
	}

.story1 #story_body #story_text_remaining, 
.story1 #story_body #story_text_remaining p {
	}



.story1 #story_tools {
	background-color: #F8F9F9;
	border: 1px solid #ABADB3;
	}

.story1 #story_header #story_section_breadcrumb {
	font-weight: normal;
	margin-bottom: .5em;
	color: #ccc;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	padding: 0 10px 0 0;
	position: relative;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	}

.story1 #story_header #story_section_breadcrumb a {
	color: #444;
	}

.story1 #story_header h4.date {
	font-weight: normal;
	color: #999;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	font-size: 1em;
	}

.story1 #story_header h1#story_headline {
	color: #0066ae;
	font-size: 2.6em;
	}

.story1 #story_header h2#story_subheadline {
	color: #666;
	line-height: 1.2em;
	font-size: 1.6em;
	margin: .1em 0 .5em;
	font-weight: normal;
	}

.story1 #story_header h3#story_creditline {
	font-weight: normal;
	font-size: 1.3em;
	color: #999;
	font-style: italic;
	}

.story1 #story_header #story_section_breadcrumb .mi_rss_link {
	right: auto;
	top: auto;
	position: static;
	display: inline;
	vertical-align: -10%;
	margin-left: .25em;
	}

.story1 #story_header #story_section_breadcrumb .mi_rss_link img {
	margin-top: 4px;
	}


.story1 #story_tools a {
	font-size: 1.1em;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	}

.story1 #story_tools div#addthis,
.story1 #story_tools a.myYahooButton,
.story1 #story_tools a#story_link_email,
.story1 #story_tools a#story_link_print,
.story1 #story_tools a#story_link_reprint {
	display: block;
	margin: 0 0 5px 0;
	}


/* Story Asset Styles */
.story1 #story_assets {
	margin: 10px;
	margin-left: 0;
	border: 1px solid #efefef;
	text-align: center;
}
.story1 #story_assets p.asset_heading, #story_assets a.asset_heading {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 0 0 5px;
	text-align: left;
	font-weight: bold;
}
.story1 #story_assets a.asset_heading {
	outline: none;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #000;
	display: block;
}
.story1 #story_assets a.asset_heading:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}
.story1 #story_assets ul#cycleNav { 
	display: none;
}
.story1 #story_assets ul#cycleNav a { 
	outline: none;
}
.story1 #story_assets ul#more_assets_list {
	margin: 10px 5px 5px 5px;
}
.story1 #story_assets #more_assets_list li a {
	font-size: 1.2em;
}
.story1 #story_assets #more_assets div {
	display: inline;
}
.story1 #story_assets div.mp3 p.assetHeadline {
	display: inline;
	line-height: 1.4em;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	margin-left: 7px;
}
.story1 #story_assets div.mp3 object.button embed {
	margin-top: -15px;
}
.story1 #story_assets div.mp3 p.assetSubHeading {
	margin: 0 0 10px 15px;
}
.story1 #story_assets ul#more_assets_list li div.flashVideoFile {
	display: none;
}
.story1 div#cycleImageCaption {
	text-align: left;
	clear: both;
}
.story1 #story_assets div.embedded h4, 
.story1 #story_assets div.embedded p {
	text-align: left;
}
.story1 #story_assets li.thumbnail {
	margin: 10px;
	float: left;
	height: 50px;
	overflow: hidden;
}
.story1 #story_assets li.thumbnail img {
}
.story1 #featured_assets, #story_body #more_photos {
	border-bottom: 1px solid #efefef;
}
.story1 #story_assets #featured_assets, 
.story1 #story_assets #more_photos, 
.story1 #story_assets #more_assets {
	padding: 5px;
	}
.story1 #story_assets #more_assets {
	text-align: left;
	}
.story1 #story_assets div.story_asset_divider {
	clear: both;
	border-top: 1px solid #efefef;
	}
.story1 #story_assets ul#more_assets_list, #related_news ul {
}
/* END: Story Asset Styles */
/* ******************** */



.story1 #related_news {
	border: 1px solid #efefef;
	padding: 5px 10px 10px 10px;
	margin: 10px 0;
	}

.story1 #related_news p.related_news {
	color: #444;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size:1.4em;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #9db1c5;
	}

.story1 #related_news li {
	background: url(http://media.mercedsunstar.com/static/images/bltSprite.gif) 0 0 no-repeat;
	padding-left: 12px;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	line-height: 1.4em;
	font-size: 1.1em;
	}



.story1 #toolbar { 
	text-align: right; 
	color: #444; 
}
.story1 #toolbar h3 { 
	float: left; 
	margin: 0 0 0 .5em; 
	font: 11px arial black, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; 
	text-transform: uppercase; 
}
.story1 #toolbar a { 
	font: normal 10px arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; 
	margin-right: .5em; 
	text-decoration: underline;
	color: #075099; 
}

/* ---------- END STORY 1 ---------- */


.hp3 #mi_group_3 {
    background-color:#FAFAFA;
    border-bottom:1px solid #D8D9DA;
    border-top:1px solid #D8D9DA;
    clear:both;
}

/* Belt Styles */

div.belt_item { display: inline; float: left; width: 150px; padding: 5px; }
h4.overline { text-transform: uppercase; padding: 5px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.1em; }
div.belt_item div.promo_image { text-align: center; }
div.belt_item div.image_caption h3.headline { font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; }
div.belt_item div.story_header h3.headline { font-size: 2.2em; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia,serif; }
div.belt_item div.story_body p { font-size: 1.2em; }

/* text link ad styles */
#TextLinkAds {
    padding: 10px 10px;
}

.TextLinkAds {
    border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);
    margin-top: 20px;
}

.tla {
    font-family: arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 10pt;
    clear: both;
    /* width: 300px; */
}

.tla h5 {
    font-size: 10px;
    color: #666;
    font-weight: normal;
}

.tla table {
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0;
    border: 1px solid #b3c7e3;
    border-collapse: collapse;
    background: #cedbed;
    width: 100%;
    font-size:9pt;
}

.tla table tr td {
    padding: 0 3px;
}

.tla .tla_toprow {
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid #b3c7e3;
}

.tla .tla_toprow td {
    padding: 10px 3px;
    font-weight: bold;
}

.tla .tla_secondrow {
    background: #e4ebf5;
    border: 1px solid #b3c7e3;
}

.tla .tla_secondrow td {
    padding: 10px 3px;
}

.tla .tla_otherrow td {padding-bottom:10px;}




/* -------------------- SITE MAP & FOOTER --------------------*/

#mi_footer { 
	background: #fff;
	}

#sitemap {
	color: #272627;
	}

#sitemap .title {
	font-size: 1.8em;
	font-weight: bold;
	padding: .5em 0 0 10px;
	border: none;
	background-color: transparent;
	color: #272627;
	border-top: 1px solid #cacfc8;
	margin-bottom: 0.25em;
	}

#sitemap .column_title {
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ede7cd;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	}

#sitemap ul {
	font-size: 1.2em;
	}

#sitemap li {
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	background: url(http://media.mercedsunstar.com/static/images/bltSprite.gif) no-repeat 0 -61px;
	padding-left: 10px;
	color: #fff;
	}