Index: includes/locale.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/locale.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.237
diff -u -p -r1.237 locale.inc
--- includes/locale.inc	6 Dec 2009 23:56:47 -0000	1.237
+++ includes/locale.inc	9 Dec 2009 09:03:59 -0000
@@ -2371,7 +2371,7 @@ function _locale_import_shorten_comments
       break;
     }
   }
-  return substr($comm, 0, -2);
+  return trim(substr($comm, 0, -2));
 }
 
 /**