function showNationalNews(howmany) {
  var Newspaper = new Array (); 
  var providedby = "Provided by CBIA";
  var providedbylink = "http://www.cbia.com/";
  Newspaper[0] = new Array ("House ends its corporate earmarks","Boston Globe","http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/03/11/house_ends_its_corporate_earmarks_mass_firms_stand_to_lose_millions/");
  Newspaper[1] = new Array ("Bush's union transparency rules retracted under Obama","Washington Times","http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/11/bushs-union-transparency-rules-retracted-under-oba/"); 
  Newspaper[2] = new Array ("Govt. workers feel no economic pain","Washington Times","http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/11/government-workers-feel-no-pain/");
  Newspaper[3] = new Array ("Obama wants side deals out of bill","Politico","http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34235.html"); 
  Newspaper[4] = new Array ("Employers plan to shift more health-care costs to workers, survey reports","Washington Post","http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/11/AR2010031100740.html?hpid=topnews");
  Newspaper[5] = new Array ("Unions ramping up push against Democrats who don't toe labor line","The Hill","http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/86127-unions-taking-on-dems-who-do-not-toe-labor-line");
  Newspaper[6] = new Array ("Why Obama is no LBJ","Wall Street Journal","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703701004575113800427012486.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLTopStories"); 
  Newspaper[7] = new Array ("","","http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/10/tea-party-favorite-set-for-rematch-for-house-seat-/");
  Newspaper[8] = new Array ("","",""); 
  Newspaper[9] = new Array ("","",""); 
  for(var i = 0; i<howmany; i++) 
      if (Newspaper[i] && Newspaper[i][0]!="") document.write("<p class = 'news'>"+Newspaper[i][0]+"<br class='source'>"+Newspaper[i][1].link(Newspaper[i][2])+"</p>");
  document.write("<p class='newsprovidedby'>"+providedby.link(providedbylink)+"</p>");
}