try this:
Code:
<!-- left side block start -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="$stylevar[outertablewidth]" class="page" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="20%" valign="top" >
<div style="padding-right:5px;">
You may need to tinker with that padding-right number and I'm not certain it will work as I haven't tested it. Don't forget to end the div right before you end the column table cell.