.tickercontainer { /* the outer div with the black border */
	width: 82%;
	margin: 0 0 1.5em; 
	padding: 0;
	overflow: hidden;
	white-space: nowrap;
	float: left;
}
.tickercontainer .mask { /* that serves as a mask. so you get a sort of padding both left and right */
	position: relative;
	width: 100%;
	overflow: hidden;
}
ul.newsticker { /* that's your list */
	position: relative;
	left: 80%;
	list-style-type: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 0 2px;
	top: 2px;
}
ul.newsticker li {
	display: inline; /* important: display inline gives incorrect results when you check for elem's width */
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
ul.newsticker a {
	white-space: nowrap;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0 5px 0 15px;
}