function setFocusStory(chosenClass) {
    var focusStory = $('focusStory');
    var divs = focusStory.getElementsByTagName("div");
    var chosen = $$('div.' + chosenClass);
    var chosenTD = $$('td.' + chosenClass);
    var tableTDs = $('newsTable');
    var tds = tableTDs.getElementsByTagName("td");
    var firstClass = "";

    if (chosen.length > 0) {
        chosen[0].appear({ duration: 0.5 });
        chosen[0].className = chosen[0].className.replace(" hide", "");
        if (!chosenTD[0].className.match("selected")){ 
            chosenTD[0].className += " selected";
            }
    }
    else {
        firstClass = tds[0].className;
        chosen = $$('div.' + firstClass);
        tds[0].className += " selected";
        chosen[0].className = chosen[0].className.replace(" hide", "");
    }

    for (var i = 0; i < divs.length; i++) {
        if (!divs[i].className.match("txt") && divs[i].className != chosenClass && divs[i].className != firstClass) {
            if(!divs[i].className.match("hide")){
                divs[i].className += " hide";
                }
        }
    }
    for (var i = 0; i < tds.length; i++) {
        if (!tds[i].className.match(chosenClass)) {
            tds[i].className = tds[i].className.replace(/selected/gi, "");
        }
    }
}