reproduce this bug on my computer(Firefox 17 aurora):
- disable instanly preview every result of awesomebar popup on hover/up/down option.
- keep an open tab and click the new tab button(a "+"like button) on its right to open a new tab.
- the urlbar gets focus and shows "Go to a page" in its container.
- click the dropdown arrow to show its results.
- press delete key won't delete any of the results.
disable or uninstall the add on will fix this.