Stop Icon Bouncing When Mail is Viewed

I have a rule set to get the Mail icon bouncing when I get new mail. Is there a way to get the bouncing to automatically stop once I've viewed the new message, or even once I've clicked on the mail window?
If there's not an automatic way to do it, is there a key stoke I can use to get it to stop bouncing without having to move the mouse over and click on it?
Thanks in advance for the help.
Michael

There is no keyboard short cut for this one apparently.

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