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/*

var biz;
if ( some_test ) { biz = 'foo' } else { biz = 'bar' }

can be written as a one-line ternary:

var biz = some_test ? 'foo' : 'bar';

*/

var pos_hash = document.location.indexOf("#");
var has_hash = pos_hash > 0 ? true : false;
var page = has_hash ? document.location.substring(pos_hash + 1, document.location.length) : 'news';

loadURL(page);

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// Don't know why you need hash > 0 and page.length > 1
// In case you don't need those conditions
var page = document.location.toString().split("#")[1];
LoadURL(page || 'news')

// In case you need them
var parts = document.location.toString().split("#");
LoadURL((parts[0].length > 0 && parts[1].length > 1) ? parts[1] : 'news')

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var selectedAnchorOr = function(url, default) {
  var urlWithAnchor = url.match(/^.*(#.+)$/);
  if (urlWithAnchor !== null) {
    return urlWithAnchor[1];
  }
  return default;
}

loadUrl(selectedAnchorOr(document.location, "news"));

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var getAnchor = function (default) {
  default ||= 'news';
  return document.location.toString().split( '#' )[1] || default;
};

loadURL(getAnchor()); // default is used if no anchor
loadURL(getAnchor("help")); // default is set to 'help' and used if no anchor

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function getAnchor(default) {
  default = default || 'news';
  return document.location.toString().split( '#' )[1] || default;
};

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loadURL(location.hash || "#news")