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Bad value “javascript:void()” for attribute “href” on element “a”: syntax error
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Duplicate ID “apsSitesMobile”.
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The “hspace” attribute on the “img” element is obsolete. Use CSS instead.
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"...</td> <td><img alt="Gray Arrow" border="0" height="7" hspace="0" src="/policy/issues/research-funding/images/gray_arrow_3.gif" title="gray_arrow_3.gif" vspace="0" width="6" /> <a hr..." Line: 208 Column: 5 - 169
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The “cellpadding” attribute on the “table” element is obsolete. Use CSS instead.
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The “cellspacing” attribute on the “table” element is obsolete. Use CSS instead.
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The “vspace” attribute on the “img” element is obsolete. Use CSS instead.
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Bad value “” for attribute “width” on element “img”: The empty string is not a valid non-negative integer.
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The “clear” attribute on the “br” element is obsolete. Use CSS instead.
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The “align” attribute on the “img” element is obsolete. Use CSS instead.
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The “border” attribute is obsolete. Consider specifying “img { border: 0; }” in CSS instead.
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