Long string in new tab url

Firefox always used to open a new tab with a simple url, which if I clicked in it would automatically become selected, so it was easy to overtype an different url.
Lately each new tab is opening with along string like this: http://www.google.com.au/firefox?gfe_rd=ctrl&ei=jlGcUpi5JquN8Qfz5YGYDQ&gws_rd=cr
And when I click in it the cursor is placed at the end of the string, so I have to select the whole string with Ctrl and A or backspace to get rid of it. What changed and how do I get my short url with auto click / select back
Also, I have opened in safe mode without any addons, didn't make any difference.
Thanks

Choose the ''final'' URL you want and paste that in as your newtab URL. If the site redirects your newtab URL in any way (whether to a secure connection, for example, or otherwise), then Firefox's selection code will be defeated and the cursor will appear at the end of the URL.

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