Index: branches/RC/core/admin_templates/js/ajax.js
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diff -u -N -r10031 -r10536
--- branches/RC/core/admin_templates/js/ajax.js	(.../ajax.js)	(revision 10031)
+++ branches/RC/core/admin_templates/js/ajax.js	(.../ajax.js)	(revision 10536)
@@ -408,12 +408,14 @@
 					title = this.Titles[$child.firstChild.nodeValue];
 				}
 				this.addOption($dst_field, opt_value, title, $child.attributes);
-				if (opt_value == $selected_value) {
+				if (!$dst_field.multiple && (opt_value == $selected_value)) {
 					$dst_field.options[$dst_field.options.length - 1].selected = true;
 				}
 				break;
 			case 'field_options':
-				this.addOption($dst_field, '', '');
+				if (!$dst_field.multiple) {
+					this.addOption($dst_field, '', '');
+				}
 				// add new states
 				this.ProcessXMLNode($child, $dst_field, $selected_value);
 				if ($dst_field.options.length == 0 || $dst_field.options.length == 2) {