Large String Mixed With PHP Won't Work

I converted the whole thing to php, and it looks better when looking at the source code, but it still doesn't work. Does anyone see anything wrong with the code here: Here's the php that produces the string:

Code:
<?php
echo 'var inner = '<colgroup><col span="1" width="250" /><col span="1" width="
200" /></colgroup><tr><td class="leftAlign">Letter of Recommendation</td><td>';
if(mysql_num_rows($f) != 0) {
echo '<select name="recommendation_archive">';
include "includes/objects/files_drpDwn.php";
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