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request := self fillRequestHeaders.
client := HttpClient new.
response := client executeRequest: request.
response isUnauthorized ifTrue: [authInfo := self promptForAuthorization].

Now, once you have that authorization information, what do you do? Well, you create the request again, this time with the authorization information in it, then re-issue the request. Something like this:

request username: authInfo username password: authInfo password.
response := client executeRequest: request.

That should do it. Now, of course, you'll want to catch exceptions, and handle other cases (movement of a page, various error responses, etc.). To get an idea of how to do that sort of thing, load the package Http-Access from the Public Store. The package handles authentication, moved pages, and mod-gzip automatically. I use it in BottomFeeder and my blog posting tools - it's getting real world use.