Answer: document.activeElement
To do what you want, use document.activeElement.blur()
If you need to support Firefox 2, you can also use this:
function onElementFocused(e)
{
if (e && e.target)
document.activeElement = e.target == document ? null : e.target;
}
if (document.addEventListener)
document.addEventListener("focus", onElementFocused, true);