> My apologies -- it seems when I add 
> disable-output-escaping="yes" on the <xsl:value-of/> element, 
> my problem goes away.  So unless that's an egregiously 
> improper use of DOE, I think my problem is solved.

Treat it as a workaround rather than a cure. Because DOE doesn't work in all
environments, and it stops you reusing your code as a step in a pipeline. It
would be better to fix the input side so it doesn't double-escape special
characters in the first place.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/