> 2. I do have the xsl:output element set to html and indent="yes", but
> even if I turn off the indentation, the problem persists.

by turning off, do you mean just deleting  indent="yes" or saying 
 indent="no"
you need to do the latter. indentaion is teh default in html mode
(although it is never supposed to add white space that will affect
 rendering)

David

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