Why isn't the CSS for links working?

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Here is my code:

.vbmenu_navcontrol {
	background: #990000 url(http://www.automotive-technicians.com/forums/images/atfMenuBGMain.png) repeat;
	font-color: #FFFFFF;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 11px;
	font-family: tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
	padding: 3px 6px 3px 6px;
	white-space: nowrap; 
	a:link {color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none;}
	a:visited {color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none;}
	a:hover {color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline;} }