var arrNewsItems = new Array();
$(function(){
	
	$("#scroll_news_list li").each(function(index, element) {
		var arrNewsListTitle =  $(this).text();
		//alert(arrNewsListTitle);
		arrNewsItems.push(new Array(arrNewsListTitle, ''));
	});	
	initButtons();
});
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//var arrNewsItems = new Array();

	//arrNewsItems.push(new Array('Can CFTC Win Battle Against Speculation?', ''));
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var intTickPos = 0;
var tickLocked = false;
var fadeTimerID;
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var intTypeSpeed = 32;
var intCurrentPos = 0;
var currentText = '';
var currentLink = '';
var strText = '';
var isFirstPass = true;