.tickercontainer { /* the outer div with the black border */
	margin: 0; 
	padding: 0;
	overflow: hidden; 
	height:15px;
}
.tickercontainer .mask { /* that serves as a mask. so you get a sort of padding both left and right */
	position: relative;
	width: 780px;
	overflow: hidden;
}
ul.newsticker { /* that's your list */
	position: relative;
	float:left;
	list-style-type: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	width:auto;
	
	

}
ul.newsticker li {
	float: left; /* important: display inline gives incorrect results when you check for elem's width */
	margin: 0 !important;
	padding: 0 !important;

}
ul.newsticker li a{
	margin: 0px 20px;
	padding:0px;
}