Odd CSS issue

[neonWired]

i have this CSS rule which works fine:

#upperPanel a {
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
	text-align: center;
	height: 40px;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin: 12px 0;
}

but if i make the rule using pseudo-classes the entire rule is ignored. Why?

#upperPanel a:link, #upperPanel a:hover, #upperPanel a:active, #upperPanel a:visted {
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
	text-align: center;
	height: 40px;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin: 12px 0;
}

[zachsformacs95]

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