var originalFontSize = 1;		
		function decreaseFontSize(sizeDifference,body_id) {
			currentFontSize = Number(getCookie('article_body')) - (sizeDifference);
			fs = currentFontSize + "em";
			var stObj = document.getElementById(body_id); 
			stObj.style.fontSize = fs;
			setCookie('article_body',currentFontSize,1);
		}
		
		function increaseFontSize(sizeDifference,body_id) {
			currentFontSize = Number(getCookie('article_body')) + (sizeDifference);
			fs = currentFontSize + "em";
			var stObj = document.getElementById(body_id); 
			stObj.style.fontSize = fs;
			setCookie('article_body',currentFontSize,1);
		}
		
		function resetFontSize(body_id) {
			currentFontSize = originalFontSize;
			fs = originalFontSize + "em";
			var stObj = document.getElementById(body_id); 
			stObj.style.fontSize = fs;
			setCookie('article_body',currentFontSize,1);
		}
		
		function getCookie(c_name){
			if (document.cookie.length>0)
			  {
			  c_start=document.cookie.indexOf(c_name + "=");
			  if (c_start!=-1)
			    { 
			    c_start=c_start + c_name.length+1; 
			    c_end=document.cookie.indexOf(";",c_start);
			    if (c_end==-1) c_end=document.cookie.length;
			    return unescape(document.cookie.substring(c_start,c_end));
			    } 
			  }
			return "";
		}
		
		function setCookie(c_name,value,expiredays){
			var exdate=new Date();exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate()+expiredays);
			document.cookie=c_name+ "=" +value+ ";path=/;domain=.realclearpolitics.com"+
			((expiredays==null) ? "" : ";expires="+exdate.toGMTString());
		}
		
		function killCookie(c_name){
			var exdate=new Date("January 1, 1980");
			document.cookie=c_name +"=1;expires=" +exdate.toGMTString();
		}
		
		function checkTextResizerCookie(body_id){ 
			storyCookie=getCookie('article_body');							
			if (storyCookie!=null && storyCookie!=""){							
				var stObj = document.getElementById(body_id); 				
				if (stObj!=null){					
					stObj.style.fontSize = storyCookie+"em";
				}				
			}else{
				setCookie('article_body',1,1);
			}
		}