@charset "utf-8";
/* CSS Document */

.tickercontainer { /* the outer div  */
	width: 700px;
	overflow: hidden; 
}
	.tickercontainer .mask { /* that serves as a mask. so you get a sort of padding both left and right */
		position: relative;
		overflow: hidden;
		width: 700px; /*stupid ie*/
	}
		ul.newsticker { /* that's your list */
			position: relative;
			left: 500px;
			list-style-type: none;
		}
			ul.newsticker li {
				float: left; /* important: display inline gives incorrect results when you check for elem's width */
			}
				ul.newsticker li span {
					margin: 0 40px 0 0;
				}