Firefox 4: Bookmarks will not Open in New Tab"

Firefox 4.0
Bookmarks menu, the option to Open in New Tab is not working. I can open bookmarks in existing tabs but nothing happens when choosing new tab.

OK, I think I have found the issue. If you have imported your bookmark groups or have previously set them up as group that opened just from clicking on the group - it will not work.
I have created the group again and all works fine, I have another issue now - I can not deleted the old group from my list!
Hope this helps.

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<blockquote>
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</blockquote>
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