possible bug -- matplotlib 0.84

Here are two almost identical bits of code. The first one

    > prints the title. The second doesn't. It's really baffling.
    > ------------------------------ from pylab import * import
    > string from matplotlib import rc

This looks like a duplicate of bug
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1296124&group_id=80706&atid=560720

Hopefully one of can take a look soon. Caching problem, perhaps?

JDH