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/* liScroll styles */

.tickercontainer { /* the outer div with the black border */ border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff; width: 738px; height: 27px; margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden; } .tickercontainer .mask { /* that serves as a mask. so you get a sort of padding both left and right */ position: relative; left: 10px; top: 8px; width: 718px; overflow: hidden; } ul.newsticker { /* that's your list */ position: relative; left: 750px; font: bold 10px Verdana; list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;

} ul.newsticker li { float: left; /* important: display inline gives incorrect results when you check for elem's width */ margin: 0; padding: 0; background: #fff; } ul.newsticker a { white-space: nowrap; padding: 0; color: #ff0000; font: bold 10px Verdana; margin: 0 50px 0 0; } ul.newsticker span { margin: 0 10px 0 0; }