<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
body {
 font-size: 10px;
}
.float {
 width: 100%;
 float: left;
 height: 10px;
 padding-bottom: 10px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="float"></div>
<br>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
 <tr>
  <td>should_be_at_left_edge</td>
 </tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>