Question on CSS

If a create a head and some text using the head and paragraph tags, there will be an empty row between the head and the paragraph. Like this:

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DRUPAL IS FUN

Drupal.org is the official website of Drupal, an open source content management platform. Equipped with a powerful blend of features, Drupal supports a variety of websites ranging from personal weblogs to large community-driven websites.

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This empty row is being created automatically by the head tag. I would like to do this:

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DRUPAL IS FUN
Drupal.org is the official website of Drupal, an open source content management platform. Equipped with a powerful blend of features, Drupal supports a variety of websites ranging from personal weblogs to large community-driven websites.

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I want to eliminate the empty row between the head and the paragraph without affecting the distance between the head and what eventually is above it. Is it possible to do that with css, for instance? I have tried line-height but it did not work.