ul#menu, ul#menu ul {
  list-style-type:none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  width:170px;
}

ul#menu a {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;	
}

ul#menu li {
  margin-top: 1px;
}

ul#menu li a {
background: url(/images/left_menu.gif) no-repeat left top;
display: block;
color: white;
width: auto;
padding: 3px 0 2px 0; 
text-indent: 8px;
text-decoration: none;
}

ul#menu li a:hover {
color: white;
background: url(/images/left_menu_over.gif) no-repeat left top;
}

ul#menu li ul li a {
  background: #ccc;
  color: #000;
  padding-left: 5px;
}

ul#menu li ul li a:hover {
  background: #aaa;
  border-left: 5px #000 solid;

}