Html 表格单元格之间的空间太大

好的，这张表有几个问题。我需要它看起来尽可能地失去这个：

但是，当我试图实现这一点时，包含文本的表格单元格之间会出现大量的空间，出于某种原因，valign=“top”不起作用，文本部分的垂直对齐：居中，因此它们不会与图像顶部对齐。这就是它现在的样子：

不知道如何修复这些问题或使其看起来像原来的一样：（请帮忙！提前谢谢

<table width="570" align="center" style="padding-top:10px; background-color:#FFF; border-top:dotted 1px #000;">
 <tr>
 <td width="190" valign="top">
  <img src="images/plant.jpg" />
 </td>
<td width="199" valign="top" style="vertical-align:top;">
<p style="font-size:14px; color:#646f9a; line-height:15px;">DEFYING THE RECESSION<br>
<span style="font-size:11px; color:#707764; line-height:12px; letter-spacing:0.2pt;"><strong>Sarah Walker</strong>, CNNMoney.com staff writer</span></p>
<p style="font-size:11px; color:#707764; line-height:12px; letter-spacing:0.2pt;">When metal worker Ken Kash was laid off in July from his job at a theatre set company, he decided not to look for another full-time position. Instead, he's pursing a <span style="text-decoration:underline;">longtime dream</span>: launching his own company.</p>
<p style="font-size:11px; color:#646f9a;">STRATEGIC <strong>INVESTMENT</strong> <span style="color:#c0d84d;">&bull;</span></p>
 </td>
 <td width="121" valign="top" rowspan="1" style="background-color:#eff2d9; border-bottom:solid #c0d84d 8px; padding-left:10px; padding-right:10px; padding-top:2px;">
 <p style="font-size:14px; color:#646f9a; line-height:15px;">ASK AN EXPERT</p>
 <p style="font-size:11px; color:#707764; line-height:12px; letter-spacing:0.2pt;"><strong>Q: Is there anything in this massive federal economic stimulus plan for small business? <br>
 — Rick<br><br>

 A: Yes, lots.</strong><br><br>

  There is going to be a lot of federal, state and local money available. Get ready to take advantage of it. <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Read more...</span></p>
 <p style="font-size:11px; color:#646f9a;">ASK THE <strong>EXPERT</strong> <span style="color:#c0d84d;">&bull;</span></p>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td valign="top" style="vertical-align:top;"><img src="images/video.jpg" />
 </td>
 <td valign="top" style="vertical-align:top;">
 <p style="font-size:14px; color:#646f9a; line-height:15px;">DEFYING THE RECESSION<br>
 <span style="font-size:11px; color:#707764; line-height:12px; letter-spacing:0.2pt;"><strong>Sarah Walker</strong>, CNNMoney.com staff writer</span></p>
 <p style="font-size:11px; color:#707764; line-height:12px; letter-spacing:0.2pt;">When metal worker Ken Kash was laid off in July from his job at a theatre set company, he decided not to look for another full-time position. Instead, he's pursing a <span style="text-decoration:underline;">longtime dream</span>: launching his own company.</p>
 <p style="font-size:11px; color:#646f9a;">STRATEGIC <strong>INVESTMENT</strong> <span style="color:#c0d84d;">&bull;</span></p>
</td>
<td rowspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
 </tr>
 </table>

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