I just upgraded to org-mode 8.1 using 'package-install' and I think I am
encountering some bugs when
exporting to LaTeX. I am using the following tags
in the header of my orgmode files:

#+AUTHOR:    [my name]
#+DATE:      %B %e, %Y

If I am exporting an entire buffer, "%B %e, %Y" now shows up verbatim
instead of as a date like it used to.

If I am exporting a subtree, I am also forced to re-specify the author and
date with :EXPORT_DATE: and :EXPORT_AUTHOR: or else the name is changed to
"Charles Cave" and the date something like 01-01-2009.


Emacs  : GNU Emacs 24.2.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.6.4)
 of 2013-04-09 on komainu, modified by Debian
Package: Org-mode version 8.1 (8.1-elpa @
/home/brian/.emacs.d/elpa/org-20130906/)

current state:
==============
(setq
 org-ctrl-c-ctrl-c-hook '(org-babel-hash-at-point
  org-babel-execute-safely-maybe)
 org-latex-format-headline-function
'org-latex-format-headline-default-function
 org-export-with-drawers '(not "LOGBOOK")
 org-export-copy-to-kill-ring 'if-interactive
 org-archive-location "::*Archived Tasks"
 org-export-date-timestamp-format nil
 org-export-with-tags t
 org-tab-first-hook '(org-hide-block-toggle-maybe
      org-src-native-tab-command-maybe
      org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe
      org-babel-header-arg-expand)
 org-refile-targets '((org-agenda-files :maxlevel . 3))
 org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-hide-drawers
  org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks org-cycle-show-empty-lines
  org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change)
 org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text)
 org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-default-hook
  org-babel-speed-command-hook)
 org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer)
 org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter)
 org-export-email-info t
 org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe)
 org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
 org-capture-templates '(("t" "Task" entry
  (file+headline "~/MasterFile.org" "Tasks")
  "* TODO %? %i %a")
 ("n" "General Note" entry
  (file+headline "~/MasterFile.org" "Notes")
  "* %? %i %a" :kill-buffer t)
 )
 org-clock-out-hook '(org-clock-remove-empty-clock-drawer)
 org-log-refile 'time
 org-mode-hook '(#[nil "\300\301\302\303\304$\207"
   [org-add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-show-block-all
    append local]
   5]
 #[nil "\300\301\302\303\304$\207"
   [org-add-hook change-major-mode-hook
    org-babel-show-result-all append local]
   5]
 org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes)
 org-directory "~/Documents/"
 org-export-creator-info nil
 org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe)
 org-agenda-files '("~/Documents/area_paper2/area_paper2.org"
    "~/MasterFile.org")
 org-file-apps '((auto-mode . emacs) ("\\.mm\\'" . default)
 ("\\.x?html?\\'" . default) ("\\.pdf\\'" . "evince %s"))
 org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer
     org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer)
 org-after-todo-state-change-hook '(org-clock-out-if-current)
 org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
 )