JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://ajax.microsoft.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.7/jquery.validate.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css">
<a class="remove_item">click me!</a>

CSS

.remove_item {
    color: blue;
}

JavaScript

$('a.remove_item').live('click',function(e) {
    alert('clicked');
   $('a.remove_item').die('click');
});