Thanks for that link JadedTraveler. ^ I wasn't really looking for keyboard shortcuts. My philosophy is: If it's in a browser it should all be doable with the mouse via a click (left or right) or a scroll. But, your link did help me find this...

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Select new tabs opened from links

When you middle-click on Web links (or hold down Ctrl while clicking with the left mouse button), the links will be opened in a new tab. That tab will not be shown directly; it will be loaded in a background tab. Check this option to load the link in a foreground tab instead, which will show that tab directly."
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The above is found under Tools / Options / Advanced. I tried this method out on a link in Flyertalk. By clicking on the link with my middle mouse button (scroll wheel) it opened the link in a new tab. ^ ^