<link href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.2.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" id="bootstrap-css"> <script src="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.2.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script> <!------ Include the above in your HEAD tag ----------> <div class="col-md-3 column margintop20"> <ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked"> <li class="active"> <a href="#"></span> Home</a> <ul class="nav nav-list"> <li><a href="#">Submenu1.1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Submenu1.2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Submenu1.3</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="#"> Option 1</a></li> <li><a href="#" class="active2"> Option 2 (active)</a></li> <li><a href="#"></span> Option 3</a></li> <li><a href="#"></span> Option 4</a></li> <li><a href="#"></span> Option 5</a></li> </ul> </div>

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