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<html>
    <head>
         <title>Bug</title>
          <style>
             #top_news span.img_cont { display:block; height:85px; width:300px; background: url("") no-repeat center left; }
          </style>
       </head>  
    <body>    
        <h1>The background image should not repeat.</h1>
        <div id="top_news">

           <ul>
              <li style="border: 1px solid red;">
                   <span style="background-image: url(../media/resources/apple_logo_half_size.png); border: 2px solid green;" class="img_cont">&nbsp;</span>                    
              </li>
           </ul>
        </div>
    </body>
</html>