CMD+Tab between apps does not bring fullscreen window into focus.

I just upgraded to Mountain Lion from Snow Leopard and now I can't tab between fullscreen apps and regular screened apps.
Let me clarify then that my Cmd-Tab function itself still works (the toolbar for whatever application I switch to appears at the top) but the window itself does not slide back into view (fullscreen apps).
I can tab from fullscreen apps TO regular screen apps and the regular screen (and application) slides into view. But when I tab back into a fullscreen app, only the toolbar changes. The screen itself does NOT slide back into view.
Another noteworthy observation is that I CAN tab between two fullscreen applications. The toolbar and window both slide into view like normal.
So the problem ONLY presents itself when I try to switch from regular screen to fullscreen apps. I already restarted numerous times and also repaired disk permissions twice.
I'm running ML 10.8.2 on a Mid 2010 15" Macbook Pro (2.66 GHz i7 with 4GB RAM).

By the way, this interacts with the "order front" bug described here in a nasty way. Fortunately, suggest it is fixed in Mountain Lion.

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