Index: wp-admin/includes/post.php
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--- wp-admin/includes/post.php	(revision 10811)
+++ wp-admin/includes/post.php	(working copy)
@@ -356,11 +356,11 @@
 	$post->ping_status = get_option( 'default_ping_status' );
 	$post->post_pingback = get_option( 'default_pingback_flag' );
 	$post->post_category = get_option( 'default_category' );
-	$post->post_content = apply_filters( 'default_content', $post_content);
+	$post->post_content = apply_filters( 'default_content', $post_content );
 	$post->post_title = apply_filters( 'default_title', $post_title );
-	$post->post_excerpt = apply_filters( 'default_excerpt', $post_excerpt);
-	$post->page_template = 'default';
-	$post->post_parent = 0;
+	$post->post_excerpt = apply_filters( 'default_excerpt', $post_excerpt );
+	$post->page_template = apply_filters( 'default_template', 'default' );
+	$post->post_parent = apply_filters( 'default_parent', 0 );
 	$post->menu_order = 0;
 
 	return $post;