[jQuery] jQuery Ajax throws parseerror in IE

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When using jQuery Ajax, I am receiving a parseerror in IE (Firefox &
Safari work).  Has anyone run into this before - and know how to fix
it?  Or something I can at least try.

CODE >>

object = {
   path : 'data.xml',
   data : 'lat=40.935&lng=-125.000'
}

$.ajax({
   url: object.path,
   data: object.data,
   type: 'GET',
   dataType: 'xml',
   timeout: 1000,
   error: function(XMLHttpRequest, textStatus, errorThrown) {
       alert('Error loading data: ' + textStatus);
   },
   success: function(xml){
        ...
   }
});

OUTPUT >> 'Error loading data: parseerror'