How to load XML file for Custom Pod in 7.5?

I'm developing a custom pod for our Connect 7.5 deployment, and I'm attempting to load an XML file that resides in the assets/ folder of my project. I run the pod in Flash Builder 4.5 to debug and it works just fine. Whenever I load the pod into our Connect 7.5 solution, it appears as if none of the events for the URLLoader are triggered.

Is there something else I need to do? Please help!  Note - I have tried loading XML both from an actual URL and locally. Both work fine in the IDE just not when pod is in Connect.

Thanks