i've got to be missing something. i've played around with the footer.php file and AM able to get my footer to center if i erase the whole PHP and use my own code. problem is, the site doesn't look right when i start fiddling.
FOOTER.PHP
<div class="content-btm"></div>
<!-- // content -->
</div>
<!-- // sub-header -->
<!-- footer -->
<div class="footer">
<div class="copy">
<p><?php echo stripslashes(get_option('qd_footer_copyright')); ?></p>
</div>
<div class="right w200">
<?php if (get_option('qd_footer_iftweet') == "true") : ?>
<a class="twitter" href="http://twitter.com/<?php echo stripslashes(get_option('qd_footer_twitter')); ?>">Follow us on Twitter</a>
<?php endif; ?>
</div>
</div>
<!-- // footer -->
</div>
<!-- // wrapper -->
</div>
<!-- // container -->
<?php echo stripslashes(get_option('qd_ga_code')); ?>
<?php wp_footer(); ?>
</body>
</html>
STYLESHEET.CSS
/* -------------------------------------------------------------
FOOTER
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.footer {
position: relative;
width: 97%;
margin:0 auto;
padding:10px 0 0 0; }
.footer .copy {
float:center;
width: 49%;
line-height: 43px;
text-align: center; }
.footer p {
color:#787878;
text align:center;
padding:0;
margin:0;
line-height: 43px;
font-size:11px;}
/* -------------------------------------------------------------
CLOSING STYLES FOR SCREEN / PROJECTION
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}