You might also want to add the line-height rule to the following delcaration.
body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
background: url(../images/background.gif) 0 0 repeat-x ;
font: normal 62.5%/1.3em Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color: #000000;
line-height:normal;
}