[jQuery] html not working in IE

[jQuery] html not working in IE


$(document).ready(function()
{
         uid = querySt("userid");
         $('.paginate').each(function()
        {
            a = this.id;
            b = "#"+a+"_listings";
            if(typeof uid === "undefined")
             {
                 newlink = 'http://' + this_domain + '/body/agents_property/
ajax_agents_property_listings.php?purpose='+a;
             }
             else
             {
                 newlink = 'http://' + this_domain + '/body/agents_property/
ajax_agents_property_listings.php?purpose='+a+'&userid='+ uid
             }
            var load_image = "<center><img src='http://" + this_domain + "/
images/common/loading.gif' /></center>";
            $(b).html(load_image);
            c=$.ajax({url: newlink ,async: false }).responseText;
            $(b).html(c);
alert($(b).html());
        });
});
this code work fine for firefox when i alert $(b).html() in firefox
(last line of code) its alert the html ajax response but
in IE it alert nothing and also display null in div on site...can
anyone help me y this is happening