.tickercontainer { /* the outer div with the black border */
background:none; 
width: 260px; 
height:32px;
margin:0;
padding: 0;
overflow: hidden;
float:left;
}
.tickercontainer .mask { /* that serves as a mask. so you get a sort of padding both left and right */
position: relative;
left: 0px;
top: 6px;
width: 260px; 
overflow: hidden;
}
ul.newsticker { /* that's your list */
position: relative;
left: 260px;
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0 !important;
padding: 0;
}

ul.newsticker li {
float: left; /* important: display inline gives incorrect results when you check for elem's width */
margin: 0;
font: 12px Verdana !important;
padding: 0;
background:none;
}

ul.newsticker a {
white-space: nowrap;
padding: 0;
color:#0033FF;
font:bold 12px Verdana !important;
margin: 0;
} 
ul.newsticker span {
margin: 0 10px 0 0;
font: 12px Verdana !important;

}