Hidden Characters Displaying Wrong

So ever since I started using CS4 my InDesign will sometimes show my hidden characters improperly. There doesn't seem to be any consistency in when it happen. The only common thing I can think of is that it sometime happens after I open an Illustrator file, but not always. I have re-installed InDesign and I just reset my preference last week, but It still is happening. Anyone have any Ideas on what is going on and how to fix it?

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