.tickercontainer { /* the outer div with the black border */
	width: 910px;
	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;
	top: 5px;
	width: 910px;
	overflow: hidden;
}

ul.newsticker { /* that's your list */
	position: relative;
	left: 750px;
	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;
	list-style-type: none;
}

ul.newsticker a {
	white-space: nowrap;
	padding: 0;
	/*color: #FFF;*/
	font-weight: bold;
	margin: 0 50px 0 0;
} 

ul.newsticker span {
	margin: 0 5px 0 0;
}