function showNews(nid,lnk_num) {
  AjaxRequest.get(      
    {
	  'url':'/includes/ajax/getNews.cfm?newsID='+nid
      ,'onSuccess':function(req){      
	    var responseArr = req.responseText.split(String.fromCharCode(248));
	    document.getElementById('news_body').innerHTML = responseArr[1]; 
		  activateNewsBullet('news_'+lnk_num);
		}
  	  ,'onError':function(req){ alert('Error!\nStatusText='+req.statusText+'\nContents='+req.responseText); }	   
    }
  );  
}

function activateNewsBullet(id) {  
	var j=1; 
	while (document.getElementById('news_'+j)) { 
		document.getElementById('news_'+j).className="bullet";
		j++;
	}
	if (id != "none") document.getElementById(id).className="bullet_active";
}