Flash class for better css support

I just looked into the styleSheet and TextFormat class for the first time and built a text scroller that pulls its content from a text file with html in it.
I am having great problems with the fact that I can’t add top and bottom padding to p, h, and spans. I actually am a bit puzzled by the fact, it is not supported. Since that is something I feel like I can’t really live without.
I am wondering if someone might have written a class that allows you to use those css properties in the style sheet or knows of someone who has, or of some other work around to do this. I did try adding an invisible “spacer” MC from the library via the img tag, but have to say, that at this point, that was rather unsatisfactory, as the amount of control I get, is not quite what I want it to be.

Any comments would be greatly appreciated!!!