.container { /* the outer div with the black border */
background: #fff;
width: 960px; 
height: 27px; 
margin: 0 0 5px 0;
padding: 1px 0;
border: 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: 940px;
overflow: hidden;
}
ul.newsticker { /* that's your list */
position: relative;
left: 750px;
font-weight: bold;
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;
font-weight: bold;
margin: 0 50px 0 0;
} 
ul.newsticker span {
	white-space: nowrap;
margin: 0 10px 0 0;
}
.asc_cat {
font-style:italic;
}
ul.newsticker li .asc_date {
color:#000;
}