jQuery.fn.accessNews = function( settings ) {


	settings = jQuery.extend({


        headline : "Top Stories",


        speed : "normal",


		slideBy : 2


    }, settings);


    return this.each(function() {


		jQuery.fn.accessNews.run( jQuery( this ), settings );


    });


};


jQuery.fn.accessNews.run = function( $this, settings ) {


	jQuery( ".javascript_css", $this ).css( "display", "none" );


	var ul = jQuery( "ul:eq(0)", $this );


	var li = ul.children();


	if ( li.length > settings.slideBy ) {


		var $next = jQuery( ".next > a", $this );


		var $back = jQuery( ".back > a", $this );


		var liWidth = jQuery( li[0] ).width();


		var animating = false;


		ul.css( "width", ( li.length * liWidth ) );


		$next.click(function() {


			if ( !animating ) {


				animating = true;


				offsetLeft = parseInt( ul.css( "left" ) ) - ( liWidth * settings.slideBy );


				if ( offsetLeft + ul.width() > 0 ) {


					$back.css( "display", "block" );


					ul.animate({


						left: offsetLeft


					}, settings.speed, function() {


						if ( parseInt( ul.css( "left" ) ) + ul.width() <= liWidth * settings.slideBy ) {


						}


						animating = false;


					});


				} else {


					animating = false;


				}


			}


			return false;


		});


		$back.click(function() {


			if ( !animating ) {


				animating = true;


				offsetRight = parseInt( ul.css( "left" ) ) + ( liWidth * settings.slideBy );


				if ( offsetRight + ul.width() <= ul.width() ) {


					$next.css( "display", "block" );


					ul.animate({


						left: offsetRight


					}, settings.speed, function() {


						if ( parseInt( ul.css( "left" ) ) == 0 ) {


						}


						animating = false;


					});


				} else {


					animating = false;


				}


			}


			return false;


		});


		$next.css( "display", "block" )


		jQuery( ".view_all > a, .skip_to_news > a", $this ).click(function() {


			var skip_to_news = ( jQuery( this ).html() == "Skip to News" );


			if ( jQuery( this ).html() == "view all" || skip_to_news ) {


				ul.css( "width", "auto" ).css( "left", "0" );


				if ( !skip_to_news ) {


					jQuery( this ).html( "view less" );


				}


			} else {


				if ( !skip_to_news ) {


					jQuery( this ).html( "view all" );


				}


				ul.css( "width", ( li.length * liWidth ) );


				$next.css( "display", "block" );


			}


			return false;


		});


	}


};