Why can't I read the text on some web pages?

I'm using my laptop with a Vista OS and Firefox. Some of the text that appears on web pages seems to be rendered incorrectly on my screen. I'm hoping someone can tell me how this happens.
Here is a [http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/151/54855858.jpg screen shot] of what the homepage for Digg.com looks like.

I have the same problem which is one reason I still use IE8 (which has its own problems). I change my font to be bigger, and I use my toolbar on the side. Firefox apparently doesn't like this and squooshes the page together.
I could do all sorts of research to figure out what is wrong, reconfigure Firefox, use the fonts it wants, install, zoom, uninstall fonts, and perhaps find apps to change the way it looks. I probably could set up my computer to satisfy the needs of Firefox.
Nah. I like my computer to work for me! So, I have to go to IE a lot. I use FF for some things. IE for others.
Good luckl

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