#stories {
  padding: 0px;
  text-align: left;
  width: 150px;
/* in IE fading works 'only if width or height is sat  */
  height:160px;
  color: black;
}
#news{
  width:150px; 
  height:160px;
  /*border: 1px maroon solid;*/
  text-align: right;
  font-family:Verdana;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: normal;
  /*color:#000066;*/
}
#nrtcrd{
  color: #aaaaaa;
  font-size:1px;
text-align:center;
}