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Unable to style an anchor tag? Someone explain why?
<a style="color:#6bc2ef;

<a  class="footA" href="http://www.designobvio.us/smartklubben/company">Company</a>

.footA:hover{color:#6bc2ef;}

#footer p a {
    color: #FFFFFF;
}

#footer a {
    color: #fff;
}

#footer a.footA {
    color: #6bc2ef;
}

a:hover .footA {
    color: #06e;
}

a.footA:hover {
    color: #06e;
}

#footer p a {color:#fff;}