my $status = $dom->findnodes("...");
my $msg = $dom->findnodes("...");
.
.
print $status->getFirstChild()->data, "\n";
print $msg->getFirstChild()->data, "\n";

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my ($status) = $dom->findnodes("...");
my ($msg) = $dom->findnodes("...");
.
.
print $status->getFirstChild()->nodeValue(), "\n";
print $msg->getFirstChild()->nodeValue(), "\n";