#news-items {
  position:absolute;
  width:100%;
  height:48px;
  top:0;
  left:0;
  z-index:100;
  background:url("/images/news_bg.png") repeat-x transparent;
}

#news-item {
  text-align:center;
  color:#FFF;
  font-weight:bold;
  margin-top:8px;
  font:normal 13px/1.2 "Lucida Grande",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
}
#news-item a:link,
#news-item a:visited,
#news-item a:hover,
#news-item a:active {
  color:#FFF;
  text-decoration:none;
}