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I think the expected results for this test contain spurious spaces, so the answer should be: <e xmlns="http://www.example.com/"><a xmlns=""></a></e> rather than: <e xmlns="http://www.example.com/"> <a xmlns=""></a> </e>
This should be fixed in CVS, do feel free to verify. Frans