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See relevant thread here: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2012Feb/0875.html grid-template is currently discussed under "Placing Grid Items" which seems incorrect.
Reassigning all grid bugs to me.
Fixed in Section 6.6 of the April 20, 2012 Editor's Draft: http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css3-grid-layout/