dates and multiline-wrap titles in a list, slicker way to do this?

I have a list of data, where each item has a date (on the left) then a title. Most times these titles are only one line, but occasionally a longer one wraps to two lines.

Here's how I have it set up right now, but I feel like there must be a simpler/cleaner way to do this:

(my ul is contained in a div, of fixed width. I havent' shown the markup for that)

<ul>
            <li><a href="#"><span>12/30/09</span>Item Title Text Goes Here</a></li>
</ul>

Code (markup):

li {clear:both; padding:3px 6px 6px 64px; }
li span {display:block; float:left; margin-left:-50px; width: 50px; text-decoration:none; cursor:pointer;}

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