navigate to URL, internet explorer 8 issues

When opening a new window, or a "_blank" Internet Explorer 8 has issues, I used this workaround:

http://apdevblog.com/problems-using-navigatetourl

Import the actionscript then Implement as follows:

URLUtils.openWindow(linkUrl);

and be sure to attach to a MouseEvent.Click rather than a MouseEvent.Mouse_Down.