CTRL Click event lost in IE7

SUMMARY: The control-click event is missed on an anchor tag unless the anchor tag has an inner element (e.g. SPAN or FONT).

EXAMPLE: Control clicking on the 'slept' hyperlinks listed below produces different event handling behaviours (behavior is documented next to the link).

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The lazy dog slept on the log - WORKS, onclick is caught

The lazy dog slept on the log - CTRL CLICK DOES NOT WORK, onclick is not picked up and the link is followed

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The lazy dog slept on the log - WORKS, onclick is caught

The lazy dog slept on the log - CTRL CLICK DOES NOT WORK, onclick is not picked up and thethere is no action