.newspagemenu a {
    background-image: url(images/b_link.gif);
    background-position: left center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-left: 2px;
    padding-left: 10px;
    padding-right: 10px;
    margin-top: 5px;
} 

.newspage-left {
    /**/max-width: 400px;/**/

    float: left; 
    width: 30%;
}

.newspage-right {
    float: left; 
    width: 70%; /* might be such that it doesn't jump down under the left-menu when the viewport is narrow TODO: Fix: just don't float...? (Pushed the left menu 1 line down, due to display:block...) */
}