--- a/documents/genericScrapers.py
+++ b/documents/genericScrapers.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
                 doc.update({'description': descriptiontxt})
 		return
         def getTitle(self, content, entry, doc):
-                doc.update({'title': content.string})
+                doc.update({'title': (''.join(content.stripped_strings))})
 		return
 	def getTable(self, soup):
 		return soup.table
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@
 							
 						if doc == None:
 							print "saving " +hash
-							doc = {'_id': hash, 'agencyID': self.getAgencyID(), 'url': self.getURL(), 'docID': id.string}
+							doc = {'_id': hash, 'agencyID': self.getAgencyID(), 'url': self.getURL(), 'docID': (''.join(id.stripped_strings))}
 							self.getLinks(self.getURL(),row,doc)
                                 			self.getTitle(title,row, doc)
                                 			self.getDate(date,row, doc)
 							self.getDescription(description,row, doc)
 							if notes != None:
-                                        			doc.update({ 'notes': notes.string})
+                                        			doc.update({ 'notes': (''.join(notes.stripped_strings))})
 							foidocsdb.save(doc)
 						else:
 							print "already saved "+hash