While trying to add an HTML table to the content portion of the article I get very bad results. The actual table can be viewed on my production sites homepage http://theracefanoutlet.com in the center column.
placing this article in the newsdesk contrib I get the results that can be seen on my very messy development osCommerce site
http://theracefanoutlet.com/shop/newsdesk_...0/newsdesk_id/6
The code for the table is as follows...
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<td><strong><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Finish Pos</font></strong></td>
<td><strong><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Start Pos </font></strong></td>
<td><strong><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Car</font></strong></td>
<td><strong><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Driver</font></strong></td>
<td><strong><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Make</font></strong></td>
<td><strong><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sponsor</font></strong></td>
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<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">17</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">48</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Jimmie Johnson </font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Chevrolet</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lowe's</font></td>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">7</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">12</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ryan Newman </font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dodge</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">ALLTEL</font></td>
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<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">3</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">11</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">24</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Jeff Gordon </font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Chevrolet</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">DuPont</font></td>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">4</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">8</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">20</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tony Stewart </font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Chevrolet</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Home Depot </font></td>
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<tr>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">5</font></td>
<td><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2</font></td>
<td><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">16</font></td>
<td><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Greg Biffle </font></td>
<td><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ford</font></td>
<td><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">National Guard </font></td>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">6</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">6</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">97</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Kurt Busch </font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ford</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Crown Royal </font></td>
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<tr>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">7</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">12</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">6</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dale Earnhardt Jr. </font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Chevrolet</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Budweiser</font></td>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">8</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">14</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">6</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Mark Martin </font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ford</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Kraft - Guess Who's Got The Groceries </font></td>
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<tr>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">9</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">13</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">9</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Kasey Kahne </font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dodge</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dodge Dealers/UAW </font></td>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">10</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">19</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">18</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bobby Labonte </font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Chevrolet</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Interstate Batteries</font></td>
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<tr>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">11</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">16</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">01</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Joe Nemechek </font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Chevrolet</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">U.S. Army</font></td>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">12</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">9</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">21</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ricky Rudd </font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ford</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Motorcraft</font></td>
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<tr>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">13</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">18</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">41</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Casey Mears </font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dodge</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Target</font></td>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">14</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">15</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Rusty Wallace</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dodge</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Miller Lite </font></td>
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<tr>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">15</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">88</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dale Jarrett </font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ford</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">UPS</font></td>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">16</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">5</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">49</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ken Schrader </font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dodge</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Schwan's Home Service </font></td>
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<tr>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">17</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">3</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">39</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bill Elliot</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dodge</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Coors</font></td>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">18</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">10</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">19</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Jeremy Mayfield </font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dodge</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dodge Dealers/UAW </font></td>
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<tr>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">19</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">4</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">25</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Brian Vickers </font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Chevrolet</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">GMAC</font></td>
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<tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">20</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">20</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">193</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Geoffrey Bodine </font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Chevrolet</font></td>
<td><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Global Industrial Contractors </font></td>
</tr>
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