.news_item
{
  padding: 0 10px 6px 0;
  background: url(../images/line_dot_black.gif) repeat-x left bottom;
}
.news_item p
{
  margin: 6px 0 6px 0;
}
.news_item a
{
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.news_title
{
  margin-top: 10px;
}
.news_title, .news_title a
{
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.news_date
{
  font-style:italic;
  font-size: 11px;
  margin: 6px 0 8px 0;
}

.news_author
{
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}