[jQuery] JQuery Won't Parse RSS?

[jQuery] JQuery Won't Parse RSS?


Hello,
I'm trying to parse RSS feeds with JQuery in order to extract data.
Here's what I've tried:
$.get('php-lib/proxy.php', {url: 'http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/
businessNews'}, function(data, textStatus) {
var feed = $(data);
var list = $('#headlinesFeed');
var html = [];
feed.find('item').each(function() {
var item = $(this);
var title = item.find('title').text();
var link = item.find('link').text();
var desc = item.find('description').html();
html.push('<li><a href="' + link + '" target="_blank">' + title
+ '</a></li>');
});
list.html(html.join(''));
});
This seems to work ok, except the link attribute is empty. It
consistently mis-parses the link attribute. I've tried various feeds:
http://finance.yahoo.com/rss/topstories
http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/mergersNews
http://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/businessNews
All of them parse the link tag as empty. Even stranger, if I specify
the datatype as "xml" via the last parameter in the $.get() function,
I get no data.
Anybody have some working real-world knowledge to share with me about
parsing RSS with JQuery??
Thanks,
-Nate