diff --git a/scenario/widgets.html b/scenario/widgets.html
index 5449b218..43b1ddbb 100644
--- a/scenario/widgets.html
+++ b/scenario/widgets.html
@@ -93,6 +93,5 @@
         <td></td>
       </tr>
     </table>
--->
   </body>
  </html>
diff --git a/src/Browser.js b/src/Browser.js
index e00f73a5..11b079f0 100644
--- a/src/Browser.js
+++ b/src/Browser.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ function Browser(location, document) {
   this.urlListeners = [];
   this.hoverListener = noop;
 
-  this.XHR = XMLHttpRequest || function () {
+  this.XHR = window.XMLHttpRequest || function () {
     try { return new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP.6.0"); } catch (e1) {}
     try { return new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP.3.0"); } catch (e2) {}
     try { return new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP"); } catch (e3) {}
diff --git a/src/jqLite.js b/src/jqLite.js
index 0867f9c9..36248e71 100644
--- a/src/jqLite.js
+++ b/src/jqLite.js
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ JQLite.prototype = {
     } else {
       var attributes = e.attributes,
           item = attributes ? attributes.getNamedItem(name) : undefined;
-      return item ? item.value : undefined;
+      return item && item.specified ? item.value : undefined;
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/src/widgets.js b/src/widgets.js
index 2c084e29..239f12f8 100644
--- a/src/widgets.js
+++ b/src/widgets.js
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ function valueAccessor(scope, element) {
     if (error !== lastError || force) {
       elementError(element, NG_VALIDATION_ERROR, error);
       lastError = error;
-      if (error)
+      if (error) {
         invalidWidgets.markInvalid(element);
-      else
+      } else {
         invalidWidgets.markValid(element);
+      }
     }
     return value;
   }
diff --git a/test/FiltersTest.js b/test/FiltersTest.js
index 0fd80056..a71d30e2 100644
--- a/test/FiltersTest.js
+++ b/test/FiltersTest.js
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ FiltersTest.prototype.testImage = function(){
   assertEquals(null, angular.filter.image());
   assertEquals(null, angular.filter.image({}));
   assertEquals(null, angular.filter.image(""));
-  assertEquals('<img src="abc"></img>', sortedHtml(angular.filter.image({url:"abc"})));
+  assertEquals('<img src="http://localhost/abc"></img>', sortedHtml(angular.filter.image({url:"http://localhost/abc"})));
   assertEquals(
-      '<img src="abc" style="max-height: 10px; max-width: 10px;"></img>',
-      sortedHtml(angular.filter.image({url:"abc"}, 10)));
+      '<img src="http://localhost/abc" style="max-height: 10px; max-width: 10px;"></img>',
+      sortedHtml(angular.filter.image({url:"http://localhost/abc"}, 10)));
   assertEquals(
-      '<img src="abc" style="max-height: 20px; max-width: 10px;"></img>',
-      sortedHtml(angular.filter.image({url:"abc"}, 10, 20)));
+      '<img src="http://localhost/abc" style="max-height: 20px; max-width: 10px;"></img>',
+      sortedHtml(angular.filter.image({url:"http://localhost/abc"}, 10, 20)));
 };
 
 FiltersTest.prototype.testQRcode = function() {
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ FiltersTest.prototype.testHtml = function() {
 FiltersTest.prototype.testLinky = function() {
   var linky = angular.filter.linky;
   assertEquals(
-      '<a href="http://ab">http://ab</a> ' +
-      '(<a href="http://a">http://a</a>) ' +
-      '&lt;<a href="http://a">http://a</a>&gt; ' +
+      '<a href="http://ab/">http://ab/</a> ' +
+      '(<a href="http://a/">http://a/</a>) ' +
+      '&lt;<a href="http://a/">http://a/</a>&gt; ' +
       '<a href="http://1.2/v:~-123">http://1.2/v:~-123</a>. c',
-      sortedHtml(linky("http://ab (http://a) <http://a> http://1.2/v:~-123. c")));
+      sortedHtml(linky("http://ab/ (http://a/) <http://a/> http://1.2/v:~-123. c")));
   assertEquals(undefined, linky(undefined));
 };
 
diff --git a/test/directivesSpec.js b/test/directivesSpec.js
index d012fdd0..71402af7 100644
--- a/test/directivesSpec.js
+++ b/test/directivesSpec.js
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ describe("directives", function(){
   });
 
   it('should ng-bind-attr', function(){
-    var scope = compile('<img ng-bind-attr="{src:\'mysrc\', alt:\'myalt\'}"/>');
-    expect(element.attr('src')).toEqual('mysrc');
+    var scope = compile('<img ng-bind-attr="{src:\'http://localhost/mysrc\', alt:\'myalt\'}"/>');
+    expect(element.attr('src')).toEqual('http://localhost/mysrc');
     expect(element.attr('alt')).toEqual('myalt');
   });
 
diff --git a/test/markupSpec.js b/test/markupSpec.js
index cfc0f899..5e3b829a 100644
--- a/test/markupSpec.js
+++ b/test/markupSpec.js
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ describe("markups", function(){
   });
 
   it('should translate {{}} in terminal nodes', function(){
-    compile('<select name="x"><option value="">Greet {{name}}!</option></select>');
-    expect(sortedHtml(element)).toEqual('<select name="x"><option ng-bind-template="Greet {{name}}!">Greet !</option></select>');
+    compile('<select name="x"><option selected="true" value="">Greet {{name}}!</option></select>');
+    expect(sortedHtml(element)).toEqual('<select name="x"><option ng-bind-template="Greet {{name}}!" selected="true">Greet !</option></select>');
     scope.$set('name', 'Misko');
     scope.$eval();
-    expect(sortedHtml(element)).toEqual('<select name="x"><option ng-bind-template="Greet {{name}}!">Greet Misko!</option></select>');
+    expect(sortedHtml(element)).toEqual('<select name="x"><option ng-bind-template="Greet {{name}}!" selected="true">Greet Misko!</option></select>');
   });
 
   it('should translate {{}} in attributes', function(){
@@ -43,14 +43,18 @@ describe("markups", function(){
   });
 
   it('should populate value attribute on OPTION', function(){
-    compile('<select name="x"><option>a</option></select>');
-    expect(sortedHtml(element)).toEqual('<select name="x"><option value="a">a</option></select>');
+    compile('<select name="x"><option selected="true">a</option></select>');
+    expect(sortedHtml(element)).toEqual('<select name="x"><option selected="true" value="a">a</option></select>');
   });
 
   it('should process all bindings when we have leading space', function(){
-    compile('<a> {{a}}<br/>{{b}}</a>');
-    var space = msie ? '<span>' + NBSP + '</span>': ' ';
-    expect(sortedHtml(scope.$element)).toEqual('<a>' + space + '<span ng-bind="a"></span><br></br><span ng-bind="b"></span></a>');
+    var e = jqLite('<a> {{a}}<br/>{{b}}</a>');
+    if (sortedHtml(e).indexOf('<a>{{') != 0) {
+      // can only run this test if browser respects leading spaces
+      compile(e);
+      var space = msie ? '<span>' + NBSP + '</span>': ' ';
+      expect(sortedHtml(scope.$element)).toEqual('<a>' + space + '<span ng-bind="a"></span><br></br><span ng-bind="b"></span></a>');
+    }
   });
 
 });
@@ -138,7 +142,7 @@ BindingMarkupTest.prototype.testParseMultiline = function(){
 };
 
 BindingMarkupTest.prototype.testHasBinding = function(){
-  assertTrue(hasBindings("{{a}}"));
-  assertTrue(!hasBindings("a"));
-  assertTrue(hasBindings("{{b}}x{{c}}"));
+  assertTrue(hasBindings(parseBindings("{{a}}")));
+  assertTrue(!hasBindings(parseBindings("a")));
+  assertTrue(hasBindings(parseBindings("{{b}}x{{c}}")));
 };