Continua il problema, per esempio Firebug riscontra che a:hover ha carattere bianco, ma non lo applica.
Non capisco cosa impedisca l'applicazione degli stili.
<div id="contentbtm_bar">
<span class="left"><ul class="menu_footer"><li class="item5"><a href="/francescadantimi/index.php"><span>Home</span></a></li><li class="item6"><a href="/francescadantimi/index.php?option=com_atomicongallery&view=atomicongallery&Itemid=6"><span>Portfolio</span></a></li><li class="item7"><a href="/francescadantimi/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&id=1&Itemid=7"><span>Contattami</span></a></li><li class="item8"><a href="/francescadantimi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=8"><span>Curriculum Vitae</span></a></li><li class="item9"><a href="/francescadantimi/index.php?option=com_user&view=login&Itemid=9"><span>Login</span></a></li></ul></span>
</div>
E il css relativo a questa parte:
#contentfooter {background: url(../images/contentbtm_bg.jpg) repeat;}
#cf_inner {background: url(../images/contentbtm_top.jpg) center top no-repeat; padding:7px 10px 0 10px; height:50px; }
#contentbtm_bar {background: url(../images/contentbtm_footer.jpg) repeat-x; height: 28px; }
#contentbtm_bar span {float: left; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: #c9c4b5; font-family: Verdana; }
#contentbtm_bar a, #contentbtm_bar a:visited, #contentbtm_bar a:active {color: #c9c4b5; text-decoration: none;}
#contentbtm_bar a:hover {text-decoration:none; color: #fff;}
#contentbtm_bar .left {float: left; width:100%; padding: 10px 0 0 10px;}
#contentbtm_bar .right {margin-left: 62%; padding: 8px 3px 0 5px; text-align: right;}
.menu_footer{list-style-type: none;}
.menu_footer span{float: left; display: block; font-size: 11px; color: #c9c4b5; font-family: Verdana; }
.menu_footer a, #contentbtm_bar a:visited, #contentbtm_bar a:active {color: #c9c4b5; text-decoration: none;}
.menu_footer a:hover {text-decoration:none; color: #fff;}
.menu_footer .left {float: left; width:100%; padding: 10px 0 0 10px;}
.menu_footer .right {margin-left: 62%; padding: 8px 3px 0 5px; text-align: right;}
Non riesco proprio a capire, grazie.