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HTML

<div class="pane alt" id="a">
<h3>Nick says:</h3>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Morbi malesuada
    </p>
<p>
<a href="#" class="btn-delete">Delete</a>  <a href="#" class="btn-unapprove">Unapprove</a> 
<a href="#" class="btn-approve" style="display:none">Approve</a>
    </p>
    </div>

JavaScript

$('.btn-unapprove').click(function(){    
    alert($(this).parents('.pane.alt').attr('id'));
});