/**
 * Allows XHTML compliant sites to open links in new windows.
 */
function externalLinks() {
	if (!document.getElementsByTagName)
		return;
	
	var anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
	for ( var i = 0; i < anchors.length; i++) {
		var anchor = anchors[i];
		if (anchor.getAttribute("href")
				&& anchor.getAttribute("rel") == "external") {
			anchor.target = "_blank";
		}
	}
}

function newsUrl(urlString) {
	 window.location = urlString;
}