gistfile1.txt

## the html:

<div class="left_col">
  <p>
    A
  </p>
</div>
<div class="right_col">
  <p>
    B
  </p>
</div>
<div class="left_col">
  <p>
    C
  </p>
</div>
<div class="right_col">
  <p>
    D
  </p>
</div>

## the css
.left_col {
  margin: 10px;
  padding: 10px;
  background-color: white;
  color: black;
  width: 300px;
  height: 100px;
}

.right_col {
  margin: 10px;
  padding: 10px;
  background-color: white;
  color: black;
  width: 300px;
  height: 100px;
  float: right;
}

## the goal:

+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|          A                                         B                                |
|          C                                         D                                |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+