diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 8b178bac..1f72589d 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
             android:label="@string/app_name" >
         </activity>
 
+        <activity
+            android:name=".CommonActivity"
+            android:label="@string/app_name" >
+        </activity>
+        
         <activity
             android:name=".ArticleActivity"
             android:label="@string/app_name" >
diff --git a/res/layout-port/headlines_row.xml b/res/layout-port/headlines_row.xml
index 8f65f7ec..568078a6 100644
--- a/res/layout-port/headlines_row.xml
+++ b/res/layout-port/headlines_row.xml
@@ -7,15 +7,10 @@
     android:gravity="center_vertical"
     android:orientation="vertical" >
 
-    <LinearLayout
-        android:id="@+id/linearLayout7"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent" >
-
         <LinearLayout
             android:id="@+id/linearLayout1"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="0dp"
             android:layout_weight="1"
             android:orientation="vertical"
             android:padding="3dip" >
@@ -39,7 +34,7 @@
 
                 <TextView
                     android:id="@+id/excerpt"
-                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                    android:layout_width="0dp"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                     android:layout_weight="1"
                     android:text="Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..."
@@ -50,7 +45,7 @@
             <LinearLayout
                 android:id="@+id/linearLayout4"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="0dp"
                 android:layout_weight="0"
                 android:gravity="center"
                 android:orientation="horizontal" >
@@ -100,7 +95,6 @@
                     android:src="@drawable/ic_rss_bw" />
             </LinearLayout>
         </LinearLayout>
-    </LinearLayout>
 
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/content"
diff --git a/res/layout-port/headlines_row_selected.xml b/res/layout-port/headlines_row_selected.xml
index 8c5af7f9..ad5ab33f 100644
--- a/res/layout-port/headlines_row_selected.xml
+++ b/res/layout-port/headlines_row_selected.xml
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
     android:gravity="center_vertical"
     android:orientation="vertical" >
 
-    <LinearLayout
-        android:id="@+id/linearLayout7"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent" >
-
         <LinearLayout
             android:id="@+id/linearLayout1"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -100,7 +95,6 @@
                     android:src="@drawable/ic_rss_bw" />
             </LinearLayout>
         </LinearLayout>
-    </LinearLayout>
 
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/content"
diff --git a/res/layout-port/headlines_row_unread.xml b/res/layout-port/headlines_row_unread.xml
index 35b2dead..ce0cf9a3 100644
--- a/res/layout-port/headlines_row_unread.xml
+++ b/res/layout-port/headlines_row_unread.xml
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
     android:gravity="center_vertical"
     android:orientation="vertical" >
 
-    <LinearLayout
-        android:id="@+id/linearLayout7"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent" >
-
         <LinearLayout
             android:id="@+id/linearLayout1"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -100,7 +95,6 @@
                     android:src="@drawable/ic_rss_bw" />
             </LinearLayout>
         </LinearLayout>
-    </LinearLayout>
 
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/content"
diff --git a/res/layout/article_fragment.xml b/res/layout/article_fragment.xml
index 94e0a42e..e46de546 100644
--- a/res/layout/article_fragment.xml
+++ b/res/layout/article_fragment.xml
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:id="@+id/article_fragment"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+    android:padding="5sp"
     android:layout_height="fill_parent"
-    android:orientation="horizontal" >
-
-    <LinearLayout
-        xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/lib/com.google.ads"
-        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-        android:id="@+id/article_holder"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:layout_weight="1"
-        android:orientation="vertical"
-        android:padding="5sp" >
+    android:orientation="vertical" >
 
         <LinearLayout
             android:id="@+id/article_header"
@@ -98,6 +89,5 @@
                 android:layout_weight="0"
                 android:text="@string/attachment_copy" />
         </LinearLayout>
-    </LinearLayout>
-
+    
 </LinearLayout>
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diff --git a/res/layout/headlines_row_loadmore.xml b/res/layout/headlines_row_loadmore.xml
index d2eda7a6..ab7adc87 100644
--- a/res/layout/headlines_row_loadmore.xml
+++ b/res/layout/headlines_row_loadmore.xml
@@ -4,18 +4,10 @@
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:background="?headlineNormalBackground"
-    android:gravity="center_vertical"
+    android:gravity="center"
+    android:padding="5dp"
     android:orientation="horizontal" >
 

-    <LinearLayout
-        android:id="@+id/loadmore_content"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
-        android:layout_weight="1"
-        android:orientation="horizontal"
-        android:padding="10dp" >
-
         <ProgressBar
             android:id="@+id/loadmore_progress"
             style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleSmall"
@@ -29,6 +21,5 @@
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:textColor="?headlineTextColor"
             android:text="@string/loading_message" />
-    </LinearLayout>
 
 </LinearLayout>
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diff --git a/res/layout/login.xml b/res/layout/login.xml
index d144df96..1ed26afa 100644
--- a/res/layout/login.xml
+++ b/res/layout/login.xml
@@ -1,21 +1,14 @@
 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:id="@+id/login"
+    android:id="@+id/loading_container"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+    android:gravity="center"
     android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
 
-    <LinearLayout
-        android:id="@+id/loading_container"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:gravity="center"
-        android:orientation="vertical" >
-
         <TextView
             android:id="@+id/loading_message"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:gravity="center_horizontal"
             android:text="@string/loading_message" />
-    </LinearLayout>
 
 </LinearLayout>
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