// Expanding News Headline Code Copyright 2005, The People's Email Network, Patent Pending, All Rights Reserved


function writeNews (txt) {
 if (document.layers) {
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   document.layers.oped2.document.write(txt);
   document.layers.oped2.document.close();   
   }
 else if (document.all) {
   oped2.innerHTML = txt;
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 else if (document.getElementById) {
   document.getElementById("oped2").innerHTML = txt;
   }
 }

nState = 1;
dC = 0;

function nE() {
  if (timer1) {
    clearTimeout(timer1);
    }
  if ((nState == 1) && (dC == 0)) {
//    alert(dC);
    writeNews(news2b);
    nState = 2;
    }
  }

timer1 = null;

function nC1() {
  if (nState == 2) {
   // timer1 = setTimeout('nC2();', 5000);    // autoclose if enabled
    }
  }

function nC2() {
  if (timer1) {
    clearTimeout(timer1);
    }
  if (nState == 2) {
    writeNews(news2a);
    nState = 1;
    }
  }

function nC3() {
  dC = 1;
  nC2();
  setTimeout('dC=0',1000);
  }



news1 = '<font size="1" face="verdana" color=black style="font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;color:#000000;text-align:left;">';

news1 += '<b>TOP EDITORIALS:</b><br>';news1 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Iran-Critiques-Hollywood-by-Danny-Schechter-120203-852.html" target="_top">Iran Critiques Hollywood</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by Danny Schechter</font><br>';
news1 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/CLOSE-READING-The-Saudis-by-Russ-Baker-120203-299.html" target="_top">CLOSE READING: The Saudis, a Twitter Investment, and the End of Arab Spring?</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by Russ Baker</font><br>';
news1 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Clueless-about-Capitalism-by-William-Pastille-120202-97.html" target="_top">Clueless about Capitalism</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by William Pastille</font><br>';
news1 += '</font>';


news2a = '<table width=140 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0><tr><td><font size="1" face="verdana" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;color:#000000;text-align:left;"><br><b>MORE HEADLINES:</b><br>';
news2a += 'Mouseover to unfold . .<br></font></td><td background="http://www.opednews.com/images/lightblue10.gif"></td></tr></table>';

news2b = '<font size="1" face="verdana" color=black style="font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;color:#000000;text-align:left;">';


news2b += '<img src="http://www.opednews.com/images/closex2a3.gif" width=125 height=12 border=0><a href="javascript:nC3();" onClick="self.focus();"><img src="http://www.opednews.com/images/closex2b3.gif" width=15 height=12 border=0></a><br>';

news2b += '<table width=140 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=1 border=1 bordercolor=black background="http://www.opednews.com/images/white10.gif"><tr><td bgcolor="FFFFFF" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:10;color:black;text-decoration:none;">&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opednews.com/syndicate.htm" onMouseOver="nE();" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:10;color:black;text-decoration:none;"><b>Get Free OpEdNews</b></a><br>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opednews.com/syndicate.htm" onMouseOver="nE();" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:10;color:black;text-decoration:none;"><b>headlines for your site</b></a></td></tr></table><br>';

news2 = '';

news2 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Taxing-days-on-the-campaig-by-David-Pakman-120201-289.html" target="_top">Taxing Days On The Campaign Trail</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by David Pakman</font><br>';
news2 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/World-Peace-Becomes-Possib-by-Michael-Dewey-120131-966.html" target="_top">World Peace Becomes Possible</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by Michael Dewey</font><br>';
news2 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/I-Read-the-News-Today-Oh-by-Arlen-Grossman-120203-540.html" target="_top">I Read the News Today, Oh Boy......</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by Arlen Grossman</font><br>';
news2 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Black-History-Month--Wron-by-Robert-Bullard-120203-827.html" target="_top">Black History Month:  Wrong Complexion for Protection When Disasters Strike</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by Robert Bullard</font><br>';
news2 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Gerbils-Cell-Phones-And-B-by-Rev-Dan-Vojir-120202-294.html" target="_top">Gerbils, Cell Phones And Bats Up The Butt: The Culture War Heats Up With Diatribes From Another World</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by Rev. Dan Vojir</font><br>';
news2 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Federal-Taxes-Don-t-Pay-Fo-by-Robert-Bostick-120201-240.html" target="_top">Federal Taxes Don\'t Pay For Anything</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by Robert Bostick</font><br>';
news2 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Ex-pat-Iranian-Dissidents-by-Sheila-Coombes-120202-980.html" target="_top">Ex-pat Iranian Dissidents Show Their True Colours</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by Sheila Coombes</font><br>';
news2 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Spencer-Ackerman-Says-Paki-by-Saman-Mohammadi-111210-824.html" target="_top">Spencer Ackerman Says Pakistan is "Schizophrenic About Terrorism." So is America.</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by Saman Mohammadi</font><br>';
news2 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Arab-Spring--Fears-an-by-Adnan-Al-Daini-120203-265.html" target="_top">The Arab Spring - Fears and Hopes</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by Adnan Al-Daini</font><br>';
news2 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/An-Ominous-Foreboding-Isr-by-Dave-Lefcourt-120203-569.html" target="_top">An Ominous Foreboding, Israel vs Iran, Part 2</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by Dave Lefcourt</font><br>';
news2 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/New-Syria-Resolution-Bett-by-Stephen-Lendman-120203-285.html" target="_top">New Syria Resolution: Better but Still Flawed</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by Stephen Lendman</font><br>';
news2 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Is-Obama-a-Failed-Presiden-by-Bob-Burnett-120203-636.html" target="_top">Is Obama a Failed President?</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by Bob Burnett</font><br>';
news2 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Promoting-War-Spurning-Pe-by-Stephen-Lendman-120203-634.html" target="_top">Promoting War, Spurning Peace</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by Stephen Lendman</font><br>';
news2 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Israeli-Settlements-An-Ob-by-Stephen-Lendman-120203-666.html" target="_top">Israeli Settlements: An Obstacle to Peace</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by Stephen Lendman</font><br>';
news2 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/A-tale-of-two-Romneys-by-Brent-Budowsky-120202-962.html" target="_top">A tale of two Romneys</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by Brent Budowsky</font><br>';
news2 += '<a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Gingrich-Assailed-by-Conse-by-Eric-Boehlert-120202-368.html" target="_top">Gingrich Assailed by Conservative Press; Conservatives Blame "Liberal Media"</a><br><font color="#DD0000">by Eric Boehlert</font><br>';
news2 += '</font>';

news2b += news2;





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document.write('<tr><td width=150 height=1 bgcolor=black></td></tr>');
document.write('<tr><td valign=top width="150">');
document.write('<a href="http://www.opednews.com" target="_top"><img src="http://www.opednews.com/images/oped_headline1.gif" width=150 height=34 border=0></a><br>');
document.write('<a href="http://www.millionphonemarch.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.opednews.com/images/troops_dome2.gif" width=150 height=35 border=0></a><br>');



document.write('<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0><tr><td width=5></td><td width=140 align=left>');
document.write('<span name=oped1 id=oped1>' + news1 + '</span></td><td width=5></td></tr></table>');
document.write('<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0><tr><td width=5></td><td width=140 align=left>');
document.write('<span name=oped2 id=oped2>'+ news2a +'</span></td><td width=5></td></tr></table>');
document.write('<tr><td width=150 height=1 bgcolor=black></td></tr>');
document.write('</table>');