function startTicker()
{
	// Define run time values
	theCurrentStory     = -1;
	theCurrentLength    = 0;
	tickerPaused        = 0;
	// Locate base objects
	if (document.getElementById) {
		    theAnchorObject     = document.getElementById("tickerAnchor");
       		theAnchorObjectHid = document.getElementById('tickerAnchorHid');
			runTheTicker();
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	else {
            document.write("<style>.ticki{display:none;}.ticko{border:0px; padding:0px;}</style>");
            return true;
	}
}

var advStart;
// Ticker main run loop
function runTheTicker() {
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	// Go for the next story data block
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		if (tickerPaused == 1) {
			setTimeout("runTheTicker()", myTimeout);
			return;
		}

		theCurrentStory++;
		theCurrentStory      = theCurrentStory % theItemCount;
		var pom = theSummaries[theCurrentStory].replace(/&quot;/g,'"');
		pom = pom.replace(/&#39;/g,"'");
		pom = pom.replace(/&#039;/g,"'");

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			thePostfix 	     = "";
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			thePostfix 	     = "";
			advStart = 0;
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		theTargetLink        = theSiteLinks[theCurrentStory];
		theAnchorObject.href = theTargetLink;

	}

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	} else {
		theCurrentLength = 0;
		myTimeout = theStoryTimeout;
	}
	// Call up the next cycle of the ticker
	setTimeout("runTheTicker()", myTimeout);
}

// Widget generator
function whatWidget() {
	if(theCurrentLength == theStorySummary.length)
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		return theWidgetNone;
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	if((theCurrentLength % 2) == 1)
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		return theWidgetOne;
	}
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}

function pauseTicker(){
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}

function unpauseTicker(){
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}

function stripHTML(value){
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}

	var theCharacterTimeout = 30;
	var theStoryTimeout     = 6000;
	var theWidgetOne        = "_";
	var theWidgetTwo        = "-";
	var theWidgetNone       = "";

	var theLeadString       = "";  // LATEST

	var theSummaries = new Array();
	var theSiteLinks = new Array();

theSummaries[0] = "Defiant Florida church says Koran burning to go ahead     (AFP)";
theSiteLinks[0] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MzIyN3w2YjE5NDJiNGI4OTE0OTM3ZTFlNjY0OWY0NzBkMzQ3Znx5YWhvbw==/defiant_florida_church_says_koran_burning_to_go_ahead";
theSummaries[1] = "Health reforms trigger spending shift     (Reuters)";
theSiteLinks[1] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MzIyN3w2YjE5NDJiNGI4OTE0OTM3ZTFlNjY0OWY0NzBkMzQ3Znx5YWhvbw==/health_reforms_trigger_spending_shift";
theSummaries[2] = "US losing war in Afghanistan: Taliban leader     (AFP)";
theSiteLinks[2] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MzIyN3w2YjE5NDJiNGI4OTE0OTM3ZTFlNjY0OWY0NzBkMzQ3Znx5YWhvbw==/us_losing_war_in_afghanistan_taliban_leader";
theSummaries[3] = "Appeals court lets government halt torture lawsuit     (AP)";
theSiteLinks[3] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MzIyN3w2YjE5NDJiNGI4OTE0OTM3ZTFlNjY0OWY0NzBkMzQ3Znx5YWhvbw==/appeals_court_lets_government_halt_torture_lawsuit";
theSummaries[4] = "Economists cut U.S. growth forecast again     (Reuters)";
theSiteLinks[4] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MzIyN3w2YjE5NDJiNGI4OTE0OTM3ZTFlNjY0OWY0NzBkMzQ3Znx5YWhvbw==/economists_cut_us_growth_forecast_again";
theSummaries[5] = "BP report blames itself, others for oil spill     (AP)";
theSiteLinks[5] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MzIyN3w2YjE5NDJiNGI4OTE0OTM3ZTFlNjY0OWY0NzBkMzQ3Znx5YWhvbw==/bp_report_blames_itself_others_for_oil_spill";
theSummaries[6] = "Colorado wildfire destroys more than 130 homes     (AP)";
theSiteLinks[6] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MzIyN3w2YjE5NDJiNGI4OTE0OTM3ZTFlNjY0OWY0NzBkMzQ3Znx5YWhvbw==/colorado_wildfire_destroys_more_than_130_homes";
theSummaries[7] = "Karzai aims to limit foreign role in probes: report     (Reuters)";
theSiteLinks[7] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MzIyN3w2YjE5NDJiNGI4OTE0OTM3ZTFlNjY0OWY0NzBkMzQ3Znx5YWhvbw==/karzai_aims_to_limit_foreign_role_in_probes_report";
theSummaries[8] = "Seven Mexican gunmen arrested in migrant massacre     (Reuters)";
theSiteLinks[8] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MzIyN3w2YjE5NDJiNGI4OTE0OTM3ZTFlNjY0OWY0NzBkMzQ3Znx5YWhvbw==/seven_mexican_gunmen_arrested_in_migrant_massacre";
theSummaries[9] = "Highway deaths fall to lowest level since 1950     (AP)";
theSiteLinks[9] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MzIyN3w2YjE5NDJiNGI4OTE0OTM3ZTFlNjY0OWY0NzBkMzQ3Znx5YWhvbw==/highway_deaths_fall_to_lowest_level_since_1950";
theSummaries[10] = "AP Exclusive: Backers of NYC mosque appear divided     (AP)";
theSiteLinks[10] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MzIyN3w2YjE5NDJiNGI4OTE0OTM3ZTFlNjY0OWY0NzBkMzQ3Znx5YWhvbw==/ap_exclusive_backers_of_nyc_mosque_appear_divided";
theSummaries[11] = "Federer tops Soderling, reaches US Open semifinals     (AP)";
theSiteLinks[11] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MzIyN3w2YjE5NDJiNGI4OTE0OTM3ZTFlNjY0OWY0NzBkMzQ3Znx5YWhvbw==/federer_tops_soderling_reaches_us_open_semifinals";
theSummaries[12] = "Fla. minister determined to hold 9/11 Quran burn     (AP)";
theSiteLinks[12] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MzIyN3w2YjE5NDJiNGI4OTE0OTM3ZTFlNjY0OWY0NzBkMzQ3Znx5YWhvbw==/fla_minister_determined_to_hold_9/11_quran_burn";
theSummaries[13] = "BP points fingers in oil spill blame game     (Reuters)";
theSiteLinks[13] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MzIyN3w2YjE5NDJiNGI4OTE0OTM3ZTFlNjY0OWY0NzBkMzQ3Znx5YWhvbw==/bp_points_fingers_in_oil_spill_blame_game";
theSummaries[14] = "Florida pastor not backing down on Koran-burning     (Reuters)";
theSiteLinks[14] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MzIyN3w2YjE5NDJiNGI4OTE0OTM3ZTFlNjY0OWY0NzBkMzQ3Znx5YWhvbw==/florida_pastor_not_backing_down_on_koran-burning";

var theItemCount = theSummaries.length;

if (window.addEventListener)
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else if (window.attachEvent)
	window.attachEvent("onload", startTicker)
else if (document.getElementById)
	window.onload=startTicker

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