Unwanted tags?

I have a pretty solid template design, everything looks great, but when I create a new page in contribute it adds an unwanted paragraph between my header and my navigation bar. I have the navigation bar as an uneditable region, as well as the header. Does anyone know why contribute is adding this paragraph for no reason? Below is an example:

<!-- START NAV BARS -->

        <div id="nav-bars">

          <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">&nbsp;</p>//THIS IS AUTOMATICALLY ADDED BY CONTRIBUTE UPON OPENING THE PAGE FOR EDITING.

<div id="upper-nav-bar">

            <ul class="tabs" style="margin-bottom: 0">

              <li class="first"><a href="#">About Us</a>

                <div>
                  <a href="#">Administration</a>
                  <a href="#">Meet the Dean</a>
                  <a href="#">Research</a>
                  <a href="#">Vision</a>
                  <a href="#">FAQs</a>

                  <a href="#">Contact Us</a>
                  <a href="#">Giving</a>
                  <a href="#">HHS Stats</a>
                  <a href="#">IFBC Award</a>

                </div>
              </li>

Any help is MUCH appreciated!! -Amanda