XML quickie, it should take a sec

I’m trying to display a link in a text box, and I am importing the text for the link from an XML file. the text on the file is

<Heading Number=“News 3”> http://www.kirupa.com </Heading>

and my code for the link is

News3 = “<a href=’” + _root.LoadedNews.childNodes[2].childNodes[0].nodeValue + “‘target=’_blank’>” + “News3” + “</a>”;
}

I get the link to work, but I get an extra "http:// appearing at the window. If I get rid of it on the XML file, then it doesn’t turn into a link. What should I do??? I really appreciate the help!