Problem using $.get - URL encoding issue

Problem using $.get - URL encoding issue

I am trying to use $.get to post a XML string to a processor but when it sent, the < and > are encoded which is hacking the request.   How can I fix this so these items are not encoded?

$.get(sURL,function(data({
});

If I view the 'GET' request in Firebug it appears as

...

Which then causes

XML Parsing Error: no element found Location: moz-nullprincipal:{4c54e404-eb18-fb4d-b464-f6fbbc42817f} Line Number 1, Column 1: 
^

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