Browsers will not go into the background

Is there a bug in the Finder causing Firefox and Safari to refuse to go into the background when I click on an open window in Word or any other open application in the Finder? Even clicking on the dock icon of the application I want to bring in the forefront will not put the browser window in the background.
This problem is 100% reproducible if I am trying to complete a form on any given web site and need to access another application for information to complete the form.

Yeah, I think there is a bug in there somewhere. I have a multi-button mouse and for years and years have habitually option-clicked on the window of another app, or on Desktop, to hide open windows of space consuming apps such the browser when I'm going to do something else for awhile. Lately I've noticed Safari sometimes, but not always, will continue to display its window rather than hiding. Sometimes a simple click on where I want to be will cause the Safari window to finally disappear. Sometimes it works just fine, as it always has before. Just noticed this oddness recently--could have been introduced with the 10.4.6 update.
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