function xmlFindObj(id) {
	var obj = document.getElementById(id);
	stripXmlWhitespace(obj);
	return obj;
}

//Fixes the whitespace problem in mozilla/firefox
function stripXmlWhitespace(xmlObj) {
	var i;
	var re = new RegExp(/^\s+$/);
	for (i=0 ; i < xmlObj.childNodes.length ; i++) {
		var currNode = xmlObj.childNodes[i];
		if (currNode.nodeType == 1) stripXmlWhitespace(currNode);
		
		if (((re.test(currNode.nodeValue))) && (currNode.nodeType == 3)) {
			xmlObj.removeChild(xmlObj.childNodes[i--]);
		}
	}
}