Why not just change the color of the links 
Look in these files:
/includes/modules/default_specials.php
new_products.php
And find this :
new_products.php
Code:
$info_box_contents[] = array('align' => 'left', 'text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCTS_NEW) . '">' . sprintf(TABLE_HEADING_NEW_PRODUCTS, strftime('%B') . '</a>'));
default_specials.php
Code:
$info_box_contents[] = array('align' => 'left', 'text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SPECIALS) . '">' . sprintf(TABLE_HEADING_DEFAULT_SPECIALS, strftime('%B') . '</a>'));
Comment out both of those lines, and un-comment the line above each. It will revert the the default behavior.
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