#left_content {
  width: 250px;
  float: left;
  overflow: auto;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
  }
#left_content .short_news_box {
  margin: 5px 0px;
  overflow: auto;
  background: transparent url('/img/common/bg_horizontal_blue_dotted_line.gif') top left repeat-x;
  }
#left_content .short_news_box .date {
  float: left;
  }
#left_content .short_news_box .date span {
  display: block;
  float: left;
  line-height: 20px;
  margin-right: 1px;
  background: #003468;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 0px 3px;
  }
#left_content .short_news_box *, #left_content .newsletter * {
  font-size: 11px;
  }
#left_content .short_news_box .top_bar {
  clear: both;
  height: 20px;
  }
#left_content .short_news_box .more {
  background: transparent url('/img/content/blue_right_arrow.gif') top right no-repeat;
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  display: block;
  float: right;
  }
#left_content .short_news_box .abstract {
  padding: 10px 0px;
  }