.slidingmenu, .slidingmenu * {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}
.slidingmenu {
	margin:-53px auto 5em auto;
	line-height:1.0;
	display:block;
	width:657px;
}
.slidingmenu ul {
	background:#fff; /*IE6 needs this*/
}
.slidingmenu li {
	/*background:#BDD2FF;
	border-left:1px solid #fff;
	border-top:1px solid #CFDEFF;*/
	float:left;
	list-style:none;
	position:relative;
	z-index:999;
}
.slidingmenu a {
	color: #13a;
	display:block;
	float:left;
	text-decoration:none;
	text-indent:-9999em;
	height:100%;
	width:100%;
	padding-bottom:10px;
}
.slidingmenu li ul {
	float:none;
	top:-999em;
	position:absolute;
	border-right:1px solid #65021d;
	border-left:1px solid #65021d;
	border-bottom:1px solid #65021d;
	margin:1px 0 0 -2px;
}
/*-----------------------------------------------------Nav Buttons------------------------------------------------*/
#menu_home {
	width:50px;
	padding-right:28px;
}
#menu_about {
	width:70px;
	padding-right:31px;
}
#menu_services {
	width:60px;
	padding-right:32px;
}
#menu_issues {
	width:100px;
	padding-right:30px;
}
#menu_resources {
	width:75px;
	padding-right:28px;
}
#menu_contact {
	width:84px;
	padding-right:25px;
}
#menu_news {
	width:44px;
}
.slidingmenu li:hover,
.slidingmenu li.sfHover,
.slidingmenu a:focus, .slidingmenu a:hover, .slidingmenu a:active {
	/*background:#CFDEFF;*/
}
.slidingmenu li:hover ul, /* pure CSS hover is removed below */
ul.slidingmenu li.sfHover ul {
	left:-1px;
	top:2em;
}

.slidingmenu li:hover li ul,
.slidingmenu li.sfHover li ul {
	top:-999em;
}
.slidingmenu li li:hover ul, /* pure CSS hover is removed below */
ul.slidingmenu li li.sfHover ul {
	left:10.45em;
	top:-1px;
	width:10.45em;
}
/*following rule negates pure CSS hovers
so submenu remains hidden and JS controls
when and how it appears*/
.superfish li:hover ul,
.superfish li li:hover ul {
	top:-999em;
}
.slidingmenu li li {
	background:#F5EDE0;
	float:none;
	width:9.5em;
	color:#000;

}
.slidingmenu li li li {
	background:#F5EDE0;
}
.slidingmenu li li a {
	float:none;
	padding:10px 0 10px 6px;
	width:auto;
	text-indent:0;
	color:#65021d;
	font-size:.85em;
	border-bottom:1px solid #65021d;
	border-right:1px solid #65021d;
}
.slidingmenu li li a:hover {
	color:#aaa9a9;
}
/* quick hacks for IE */
*html .slidingmenu li li {
	margin-bottom:-3px;
}
*html .slidingmenu li li li {
	margin-bottom:-1px;
}
*+html .slidingmenu li li {
	margin-bottom:-3px;
}
*+html .slidingmenu li li li {
	margin-bottom:-1px;
}