.news_light {
	background-color: #DDDDDD;
}

.news_dark {
	background-color: #BBBBBB;
}

.news_flag {
	border-left: 1px solid black;
	text-align: center; 
}

.news_date {
	border-left: 1px solid black;
	border-right: 1px solid black;
	font-size: 12px;
	padding-left: 5px ;
	padding-right: 5px ;
	text-align: left; 
}

.news_heading {
	border-right: 1px solid black;
	font-size: 12px;
	padding-left: 5px ;
	padding-right: 5px ;
	text-align: left; 
}

.news_heading a:link,
.news_heading a:visited,
.news_heading a:active {
	color: black ;
	font-weight: normal ;
	text-decoration: none;
}

.news_heading a:hover {
	color: blue ;
	font-weight: normal ;
	text-decoration: none;
}