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HTML

<!--Notice how removing the class changes how the table displays-->
<table class='paddingBetweenRows'>
    <tr>
        <td>hello</td>
        <td>world</td>
        <td>how</td>
        <td>are</td>
        <td>you?</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>hello</td>
        <td>world</td>
        <td>how</td>
        <td>are</td>
        <td>you?</td>
    </tr>
</table>

CSS

.paddingBetweenRows td
{
    padding:0 15px 0 15px;
}