diff --git a/twander.py b/twander.py
index 27bc62c..45f0aea 100755
--- a/twander.py
+++ b/twander.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Program Information
 
 PROGNAME = "twander"
-RCSID    = "$Id: twander.py,v 3.208 2006/12/18 23:50:43 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID    = "$Id: twander.py,v 3.209 2006/12/19 00:13:16 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION  = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 # Copyright Information
@@ -587,6 +587,7 @@
 #####
 
 ASSIGN     = "="               # Assignment for variable definitions
+ASSOCBLANK = "RESETASSOC"      # Internally used to indicate a blank ASSOC RHS
 ASSOCDFLT  = "*"               # Symbol for default association action
 ASSOCEXCL  = "-"               # Symbol for association exclusion action
 ASSOCIATE  = "ASSOC"           # Association keyword
@@ -1753,6 +1754,11 @@
 
     elif (len(fields[0]) == 1) or (fields[0] == ASSOCIATE):
 
+        # Handle the case of association statements w/blank RHS
+
+        if (len(fields) == 2) and (fields[0] == ASSOCIATE):
+            fields.append(ASSOCBLANK)
+
         # Must have at least 3 fields for a valid command definition
         if len(fields) < 3:
             WrnMsg(wBADCFGLINE % (num, line), fn=file)
@@ -1769,14 +1775,26 @@
             # Store associations for use at execution time
 
             if cmdkey == ASSOCIATE:
-                if cmdname == ASSOCEXCL:
+
+                # Blank RHS implies user wants association removed
+
+                if cmd == ASSOCBLANK:
+                    del UI.Associations[cmdname]
+                
+                # Process association exclusions
+                
+                elif cmdname == ASSOCEXCL:
                     for exclude in cmd.split():
                         if exclude not in UI.Associations[cmdname]:  # Avoid duplicates
                             UI.Associations[cmdname].append(exclude)
+
+                # Process normal association statements
+
                 else:
                     UI.Associations[cmdname] = cmd
                 return
 
+
             # Add the command entry to the command table.
             # If the key is a duplicate, the older definition is
             # overwritten.