.left_menu{
width: 175px;
margin-left:5px;
margin-top: 0;
}

.left_menu .title{
font: bold 14px Arial;
color: #660099;
background: #ffcc00 url(../images/slant_title.jpg) repeat-x center left;
margin-bottom: 10px; 
text-transform: uppercase;
padding: 4px 0 5px 20px; 
}

.left_menu ul{
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
margin-bottom: 8px; 
}

.left_menu ul li{
padding-bottom: 2px; 
}

.left_menu ul li a{
color: #FFFFFF;
background: url(images/left_menu_bullet.png) no-repeat center left; 
display: block;
padding: 2px 0;
padding-left: 19px;
text-decoration: none;
font-weight: bold;
border-bottom: 1px solid #dadada;
font-size: 90%;
}

.left_menu ul li a:visited{
color: #FFFFFF;
}

.left_menu ul li a:hover{ 
color: #660099;
background-color: #ffcc00;
}