<!-- Begin
// news ticker function
var newslist=new Array();
var cnt=0;			// current news item
var curr = "";
var i=-1;			// current letter being typed


newslist[0] = new Array("For Female Vets, a New Fight at Home", "http://www.worldofnews.com/view-4733656-For-Female-Vets-a-New-Fight-at-Home.html");

newslist[1] = new Array("Wayne County veteran cop run over after traffic stop - Detroit Free Press", "http://www.worldofnews.com/view-4733628-Wayne-County-veteran-cop-run-over-after-traffic-stop-Detroit-Free-Press.html");

newslist[2] = new Array("More Parity Atop the NCAA Tournament Bracket, but Less Talent on the Bubble - New York Times", "http://www.worldofnews.com/view-4733627-More-Parity-Atop-the-NCAA-Tournament-Bracket-but-Less-Talent-on-the-Bubble-New-York-Times.html");

newslist[3] = new Array("Peter Graves Photo by Genaro Molina/ Los Angeles Times - Chicago Tribune", "http://www.worldofnews.com/view-4733626-Peter-Graves-Photo-by-Genaro-Molina-Los-Angeles-Times-Chicago-Tribune.html");

newslist[4] = new Array("Experts discuss Afghan conflict", "http://www.worldofnews.com/view-4733603-Experts-discuss-Afghan-conflict.html");

var newstickerAnchor, newstickerSpan, newstickerCurrentNews;

function newsticker()
{
	newstickerAnchor = document.createElement('a');
	newstickerAnchor.target = '_blank';
	try{
		newstickerAnchor.style.backgroundColor = (typeof(ntBackgroundColor) == 'string')?ntBackgroundColor:'#ffff66';
	}
	catch(err){
		newstickerAnchor.style.backgroundColor = '#ffff66';
	}
	try{
		newstickerAnchor.style.color = (typeof(ntTextColor) == 'string')?ntTextColor:'#333333';
	}
	catch(err){
		newstickerAnchor.style.color = '#333333';
	}
	newstickerAnchor.style.fontSize = '12px';
	newstickerSpan = document.getElementById("mtxt");
	newstickerSpan.appendChild(newstickerAnchor);
	newstickerCurrentNews = 0;
	newstickerScrollNews();
}

function newstickerScrollNews(){
	newstickerAnchor.href = newslist[newstickerCurrentNews][1];
	newstickerAnchor.innerHTML = newslist[newstickerCurrentNews][0];
		
	// new item
	if (newstickerCurrentNews<newslist.length-1)
		newstickerCurrentNews++;
	else
		newstickerCurrentNews=0;
	setTimeout('newstickerScrollNews()',4000)
}
//  End -->