#nav {
width: 785px;
height: 29px;
position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px;
background: #FFF;
z-index:3;
}

#nav ul {
display: block;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
width: 785px;
float: left;
color: #63977f;
text-decoration: none;
font-weight: none;
font-size: 12.5px;
list-style-type: none;
}

#nav ul li {
float: left;
}

#nav ul a {
display: block;
padding: 0 1.7em;
line-height: 2.6em;
text-decoration: none;
letter-spacing: 0.07em;
}

#home #mainNav .home a,
#designblog #mainNav .designblog a,
#politicsblog #mainNav .politicsblog a,
#portfolio #mainNav .portfolio a {
color: #3c4b77;
cursor: default;
}



a:link {
color:  #ae85a9;
text-decoration: none;
}

a:visited {
color: #ae85a9;
text-decoration: line-through;
}

a:hover, a:active {
color:  #3c4b77;
text-decoration: underline;
}




/* background-color: #c9c7d5
	Dark border/copy color: #3c4b77 
    
	politicalObserver link color: #ae85a9 
    politicalObserver over color: #61495e
	politicalObserver visited color  #8b6a87
	
	designTrash link color #418ca9
	designTrash over color #2b667b
	designTrash visited #114252
	
	art and design link color: #5EB491 
	art and design over color  #44896D
	art and design visited color  #265D49
	
	outside link color #9d9fa2
	outside over color #414346				
	outside visited color #6f7174
	
	 */


/* background-color: #c9c7d5
	border/copy color: #3c4b77 
    link color: #ae85a9 
    over color: #8b6a87   */