I hate it when things look different in IE than in other browsers. This is the inline hack I use. I rarely attach an extra style sheet when a few of these usually take care of the problems.
For IE:
background: pink\9; /* IE 8 and below */
For Mac Safari & Chrome:
@media screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio:0){
#selector {
letter-spacing: -1px;
}
}