--- /usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py	2011-10-04 16:07:28.000000000 -0500
+++ urllib2.py	2012-02-27 16:03:36.000000000 -0600
@@ -551,7 +551,11 @@
             newheaders = dict((k,v) for k,v in req.headers.items()
                               if k.lower() not in ("content-length", "content-type")
                              )
+            data = None
+            if req.has_data():
+                data = req.get_data()
             return Request(newurl,
+                           data=data,
                            headers=newheaders,
                            origin_req_host=req.get_origin_req_host(),
                            unverifiable=True)