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HTML

<div>
<ul class="links">
<ul class="links">
<a>Home</a>
<a>Agenda</a>
<a>Speakers</a>
<a>Sponser</a>
<a>Venue</a>
<a>Register</a></td></tr>
</ul
</div

CSS

.highlight, .highlight_stay {
                color:red;

JavaScript

$(function() {
                $('li a').hover(function() {
                    $(this).addClass('highlight');
                }, function() {
                    $(this).removeClass('highlight');
                });
                $('li a').click(function() {
                    $(this).addClass('highlight_stay');
                });
            });