Use this, I think I can get your idea.
Live demo: http://jsfiddle.net/oscarj24/h722g/1/
$('body').click(function(e) {
var target = $(e.target), article;
if (target.is('#news_gallery li .over')) {
article = $('#news-article .news-article');
} else if (target.is('#work_gallery li .over')) {
article = $('#work-article .work-article');
} else if (target.is('#search-item li')) {
article = $('#search-item .search-article');
}
if (article) {
// Do Something
}
});