// JavaScript Document
var xmlDoc=null;
if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
  {
  xmlDoc=new window.XMLHttpRequest();
  xmlDoc.open("GET","xml/article.xml",false);
  xmlDoc.send("");
  xmlDoc=xmlDoc.responseXML;
  }
// IE 5 and IE 6
else //if (ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM"))
  {
  xmlDoc=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
  xmlDoc.async=false;
  xmlDoc.load("xml/article.xml");
  }

if (xmlDoc!=null)
{ 
document.write(xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("HEADLINE")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
}