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Lowell Kirsh wrote:
 > Strange... When I change my .emacs from (require 'font-lock) to (load
 > "font-lock.el") my problems go away. Why would this make a difference?

It could have something to do with the byte compiler or the the way
font-lock.el was compiled.  Does (load "font-lock.elc") reintroduce the
problem?

What does `M-x locate-library RET font-lock' show? And does `M-x
list-load-path-shadows' show anything suspicious?

-- 
Kevin Rodgers