# File lib/maruku/helpers.rb, line 83
        def md_html(raw_html, al=nil)
                e = md_el(:raw_html, [], {:raw_html=>raw_html})
                begin
                        # remove newlines and whitespace at begin
                        # end end of string, or else REXML gets confused
                        raw_html = raw_html.gsub(/\A\s*</,'<').
                                            gsub(/>[\s\n]*\Z/,'>')
                        
                        raw_html = "<marukuwrap>#{raw_html}</marukuwrap>"
                        e.instance_variable_set :@parsed_html,
                             REXML::Document.new(raw_html)
                rescue  #Exception => ex
                        e.instance_variable_set :@parsed_html, nil
#                       tell_user "Malformed block of HTML:\n"+
#                       add_tabs(raw_html,1,'|')
#                       "  #{raw_html.inspect}\n\n"+ex.inspect
                end
                e
        end