diff --git a/django/newforms/fields.py b/django/newforms/fields.py
index 308790b07a..2370d964a5 100644
--- a/django/newforms/fields.py
+++ b/django/newforms/fields.py
@@ -86,15 +86,13 @@ class Field(object):
 class CharField(Field):
     def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, required=True, widget=None, label=None, initial=None):
         self.max_length, self.min_length = max_length, min_length
-        Field.__init__(self, required, widget, label, initial)
+        super(CharField, self).__init__(required, widget, label, initial)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         "Validates max_length and min_length. Returns a Unicode object."
-        Field.clean(self, value)
+        super(CharField, self).clean(value)
         if value in EMPTY_VALUES:
-            value = u''
-            if not self.required:
-                return value
+            return u''
         value = smart_unicode(value)
         if self.max_length is not None and len(value) > self.max_length:
             raise ValidationError(gettext(u'Ensure this value has at most %d characters.') % self.max_length)
@@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ class CharField(Field):
 class IntegerField(Field):
     def __init__(self, max_value=None, min_value=None, required=True, widget=None, label=None, initial=None):
         self.max_value, self.min_value = max_value, min_value
-        Field.__init__(self, required, widget, label, initial)
+        super(IntegerField, self).__init__(required, widget, label, initial)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         """
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ class IntegerField(Field):
         of int(). Returns None for empty values.
         """
         super(IntegerField, self).clean(value)
-        if not self.required and value in EMPTY_VALUES:
+        if value in EMPTY_VALUES:
             return None
         try:
             value = int(value)
@@ -139,7 +137,7 @@ DEFAULT_DATE_INPUT_FORMATS = (
 
 class DateField(Field):
     def __init__(self, input_formats=None, required=True, widget=None, label=None, initial=None):
-        Field.__init__(self, required, widget, label, initial)
+        super(DateField, self).__init__(required, widget, label, initial)
         self.input_formats = input_formats or DEFAULT_DATE_INPUT_FORMATS
 
     def clean(self, value):
@@ -147,7 +145,7 @@ class DateField(Field):
         Validates that the input can be converted to a date. Returns a Python
         datetime.date object.
         """
-        Field.clean(self, value)
+        super(DateField, self).clean(value)
         if value in EMPTY_VALUES:
             return None
         if isinstance(value, datetime.datetime):
@@ -168,7 +166,7 @@ DEFAULT_TIME_INPUT_FORMATS = (
 
 class TimeField(Field):
     def __init__(self, input_formats=None, required=True, widget=None, label=None, initial=None):
-        Field.__init__(self, required, widget, label, initial)
+        super(TimeField, self).__init__(required, widget, label, initial)
         self.input_formats = input_formats or DEFAULT_TIME_INPUT_FORMATS
 
     def clean(self, value):
@@ -176,7 +174,7 @@ class TimeField(Field):
         Validates that the input can be converted to a time. Returns a Python
         datetime.time object.
         """
-        Field.clean(self, value)
+        super(TimeField, self).clean(value)
         if value in EMPTY_VALUES:
             return None
         if isinstance(value, datetime.time):
@@ -202,7 +200,7 @@ DEFAULT_DATETIME_INPUT_FORMATS = (
 
 class DateTimeField(Field):
     def __init__(self, input_formats=None, required=True, widget=None, label=None, initial=None):
-        Field.__init__(self, required, widget, label, initial)
+        super(DateTimeField, self).__init__(required, widget, label, initial)
         self.input_formats = input_formats or DEFAULT_DATETIME_INPUT_FORMATS
 
     def clean(self, value):
@@ -210,7 +208,7 @@ class DateTimeField(Field):
         Validates that the input can be converted to a datetime. Returns a
         Python datetime.datetime object.
         """
-        Field.clean(self, value)
+        super(DateTimeField, self).clean(value)
         if value in EMPTY_VALUES:
             return None
         if isinstance(value, datetime.datetime):
@@ -232,7 +230,7 @@ class RegexField(Field):
         error_message is an optional error message to use, if
         'Enter a valid value' is too generic for you.
         """
-        Field.__init__(self, required, widget, label, initial)
+        super(RegexField, self).__init__(required, widget, label, initial)
         if isinstance(regex, basestring):
             regex = re.compile(regex)
         self.regex = regex
@@ -244,10 +242,11 @@ class RegexField(Field):
         Validates that the input matches the regular expression. Returns a
         Unicode object.
         """
-        Field.clean(self, value)
-        if value in EMPTY_VALUES: value = u''
+        super(RegexField, self).clean(value)
+        if value in EMPTY_VALUES:
+            value = u''
         value = smart_unicode(value)
-        if not self.required and value == u'':
+        if value == u'':
             return value
         if self.max_length is not None and len(value) > self.max_length:
             raise ValidationError(gettext(u'Ensure this value has at most %d characters.') % self.max_length)
@@ -282,13 +281,13 @@ except ImportError:
 class URLField(RegexField):
     def __init__(self, max_length=None, min_length=None, required=True, verify_exists=False, widget=None, label=None,
             initial=None, validator_user_agent=URL_VALIDATOR_USER_AGENT):
-        RegexField.__init__(self, url_re, max_length, min_length, gettext(u'Enter a valid URL.'), required, widget, label, initial)
+        super(URLField, self).__init__(url_re, max_length, min_length, gettext(u'Enter a valid URL.'), required, widget, label, initial)
         self.verify_exists = verify_exists
         self.user_agent = validator_user_agent
 
     def clean(self, value):
-        value = RegexField.clean(self, value)
-        if not self.required and value == u'':
+        value = super(URLField, self).clean(value)
+        if value == u'':
             return value
         if self.verify_exists:
             import urllib2
@@ -314,24 +313,25 @@ class BooleanField(Field):
 
     def clean(self, value):
         "Returns a Python boolean object."
-        Field.clean(self, value)
+        super(BooleanField, self).clean(value)
         return bool(value)
 
 class ChoiceField(Field):
     def __init__(self, choices=(), required=True, widget=Select, label=None, initial=None):
         if isinstance(widget, type):
             widget = widget(choices=choices)
-        Field.__init__(self, required, widget, label, initial)
+        super(ChoiceField, self).__init__(required, widget, label, initial)
         self.choices = choices
 
     def clean(self, value):
         """
         Validates that the input is in self.choices.
         """
-        value = Field.clean(self, value)
-        if value in EMPTY_VALUES: value = u''
+        value = super(ChoiceField, self).clean(value)
+        if value in EMPTY_VALUES:
+            value = u''
         value = smart_unicode(value)
-        if not self.required and value == u'':
+        if value == u'':
             return value
         valid_values = set([str(k) for k, v in self.choices])
         if value not in valid_values:
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class MultipleChoiceField(ChoiceField):
     hidden_widget = MultipleHiddenInput
 
     def __init__(self, choices=(), required=True, widget=SelectMultiple, label=None, initial=None):
-        ChoiceField.__init__(self, choices, required, widget, label, initial)
+        super(MultipleChoiceField, self).__init__(choices, required, widget, label, initial)
 
     def clean(self, value):
         """
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ class MultipleChoiceField(ChoiceField):
 
 class ComboField(Field):
     def __init__(self, fields=(), required=True, widget=None, label=None, initial=None):
-        Field.__init__(self, required, widget, label, initial)
+        super(ComboField, self).__init__(required, widget, label, initial)
         # Set 'required' to False on the individual fields, because the
         # required validation will be handled by ComboField, not by those
         # individual fields.
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class ComboField(Field):
         Validates the given value against all of self.fields, which is a
         list of Field instances.
         """
-        Field.clean(self, value)
+        super(ComboField, self).clean(value)
         for field in self.fields:
             value = field.clean(value)
         return value
diff --git a/django/newforms/forms.py b/django/newforms/forms.py
index 0b4687bcf3..1724a5a69f 100644
--- a/django/newforms/forms.py
+++ b/django/newforms/forms.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict, MultiValueDict
 from django.utils.html import escape
 from fields import Field
 from widgets import TextInput, Textarea, HiddenInput, MultipleHiddenInput
-from util import StrAndUnicode, ErrorDict, ErrorList, ValidationError
+from util import flatatt, StrAndUnicode, ErrorDict, ErrorList, ValidationError
 
 __all__ = ('BaseForm', 'Form')
 
@@ -247,17 +247,20 @@ class BoundField(StrAndUnicode):
         return self.field.widget.value_from_datadict(self.form.data, self.html_name)
     data = property(_data)
 
-    def label_tag(self, contents=None):
+    def label_tag(self, contents=None, attrs=None):
         """
         Wraps the given contents in a <label>, if the field has an ID attribute.
         Does not HTML-escape the contents. If contents aren't given, uses the
         field's HTML-escaped label.
+
+        If attrs are given, they're used as HTML attributes on the <label> tag.
         """
         contents = contents or escape(self.label)
         widget = self.field.widget
         id_ = widget.attrs.get('id') or self.auto_id
         if id_:
-            contents = '<label for="%s">%s</label>' % (widget.id_for_label(id_), contents)
+            attrs = attrs and flatatt(attrs) or ''
+            contents = '<label for="%s"%s>%s</label>' % (widget.id_for_label(id_), attrs, contents)
         return contents
 
     def _is_hidden(self):
diff --git a/django/newforms/util.py b/django/newforms/util.py
index a78623a17b..2fec9e4e2e 100644
--- a/django/newforms/util.py
+++ b/django/newforms/util.py
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils.html import escape
+
+# Converts a dictionary to a single string with key="value", XML-style with
+# a leading space. Assumes keys do not need to be XML-escaped.
+flatatt = lambda attrs: u''.join([u' %s="%s"' % (k, escape(v)) for k, v in attrs.items()])
 
 def smart_unicode(s):
     if not isinstance(s, basestring):
diff --git a/django/newforms/widgets.py b/django/newforms/widgets.py
index 4bbd02dc63..e18026485e 100644
--- a/django/newforms/widgets.py
+++ b/django/newforms/widgets.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ __all__ = (
     'Select', 'SelectMultiple', 'RadioSelect', 'CheckboxSelectMultiple',
 )
 
-from util import StrAndUnicode, smart_unicode
+from util import flatatt, StrAndUnicode, smart_unicode
 from django.utils.datastructures import MultiValueDict
 from django.utils.html import escape
 from itertools import chain
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ try:
 except NameError:
     from sets import Set as set # Python 2.3 fallback
 
-# Converts a dictionary to a single string with key="value", XML-style with
-# a leading space. Assumes keys do not need to be XML-escaped.
-flatatt = lambda attrs: u''.join([u' %s="%s"' % (k, escape(v)) for k, v in attrs.items()])
-
 class Widget(object):
     is_hidden = False          # Determines whether this corresponds to an <input type="hidden">.
 
diff --git a/docs/testing.txt b/docs/testing.txt
index 7618aaea66..e7c1a3b161 100644
--- a/docs/testing.txt
+++ b/docs/testing.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ changed unexpectedly as a result of the refactor.
 Testing a web application is a complex task, as there are many
 components of a web application that must be validated and tested. To
 help you test your application, Django provides a test execution
-framework, and range of utilities that can be used to stimulate and
+framework, and range of utilities that can be used to simulate and
 inspect various facets of a web application.
 
     This testing framework is currently under development, and may change
diff --git a/docs/url_dispatch.txt b/docs/url_dispatch.txt
index 00a7af027a..4991557859 100644
--- a/docs/url_dispatch.txt
+++ b/docs/url_dispatch.txt
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ With this in mind, the above example can be written more concisely as::
 Note that you don't put a trailing dot (``"."``) in the prefix. Django puts
 that in automatically.
 
-.. _Django overview: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/overview/
+.. _Django overview: ../overview/
 
 Multiple view prefixes
 ----------------------
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py
index 2ae10dc0d6..336edf6cb7 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py
@@ -2593,6 +2593,15 @@ field an "id" attribute.
 <input type="submit" />
 </form>
 
+The label_tag() method takes an optional attrs argument: a dictionary of HTML
+attributes to add to the <label> tag.
+>>> f = UserRegistration(auto_id='id_%s')
+>>> for bf in f:
+...     print bf.label_tag(attrs={'class': 'pretty'})
+<label for="id_username" class="pretty">Username</label>
+<label for="id_password1" class="pretty">Password1</label>
+<label for="id_password2" class="pretty">Password2</label>
+
 To display the errors that aren't associated with a particular field -- e.g.,
 the errors caused by Form.clean() -- use {{ form.non_field_errors }} in the
 template. If used on its own, it is displayed as a <ul> (or an empty string, if