diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index b451e15..85e4542 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var IndentPrefix = ""
 
 type Attr struct {
 	Name  xml.Name // Attribute namespace and name.
-	Value string   // Attribute value. 
+	Value string   // Attribute value.
 }
 
 type Node struct {
@@ -395,6 +395,40 @@ func rec_SelectNodes(cn *Node, namespace, name string, list *[]*Node, recurse bo
 	}
 }
 
+func (this *Node) RemoveNameSpace() {
+	this.Name.Space = ""
+	//	this.RemoveAttr("xmlns") //This is questionable
+
+	for _, v := range this.Children {
+		v.RemoveNameSpace()
+	}
+}
+
+func (this *Node) RemoveAttr(name string) {
+	for i, v := range this.Attributes {
+		if name == v.Name.Local {
+			//Delete it
+			this.Attributes = append(this.Attributes[:i], this.Attributes[i+1:]...)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (this *Node) SetAttr(name, value string) {
+	for _, v := range this.Attributes {
+		if name == v.Name.Local {
+			v.Value = value
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	//Add
+	attr := new(Attr)
+	attr.Name.Local = name
+	attr.Name.Space = ""
+	attr.Value = value
+	this.Attributes = append(this.Attributes, attr)
+	return
+}
+
 // Convert node to appropriate []byte representation based on it's @Type.
 // Note that NT_ROOT is a special-case empty node used as the root for a
 // Document. This one has no representation by itself. It merely forwards the