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.itemText {
padding: 4px;
border-left: 2px solid #D9CBB3;
margin-top: 0px;
margin-bottom: 0px;
line-height: 1.5em;
}
font-size:12px;
.itemText:first-letter {}
.itemText:firt-lett {24px;}
#footer{
bottom: 0px;
left: 0px;
height: 45px;
text-align: right;
background-image: url(../pics/footer_bg.gif);
background-repeat: repeat-x;
background-position: 0 0;
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Courier New";
color: silver;
}
<td><div class="itemBody">
<{$story.imglink}>
<h1 class="itemText"><{$story.text}></h1>
</div>
</td>