.tickercontainer { 
	width: 630px; 
	height: 18px; 
	margin: 0; 
	padding: 0
}
.tickercontainer .mask { /* that serves as a mask. so you get a sort of padding both left and right */
	position: relative;
	overflow: hidden;
}

ul.newsticker {
	width:10000px;
	position: relative;
	left: 300px;
	font-size:13px;
	list-style-type: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
ul.newsticker li {
	float: left;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
ul.newsticker a {
	padding: 0;
	color: #53a3b2;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin: 0;
} 
ul.newsticker span {
	margin: 0 10px 0 0;
	color: #53a3b2;
}