Fonts squished vertically after upgrade to 2.14

[Jeffry Johnston <gnome kidsquid com>]

Hi,

After upgrading to Gnome 2.14 I noticed that fonts are squished from the 
way they were before.  Here is an image showing the differences (sorry for 
the poor quality of the "before" image, but I am just glad I have proof 
that there IS a difference):

http://kidsquid.com/files/ubuntu/fontcomparison.png

The difference is most noticeable in the l, k, i, and # characters.  The 
font here is called "Monospace", and it is one of the default fonts I got 
with Ubuntu.  Where the font is on disk, or what its filename are, I have 
no idea.  Fonts in Linux are a big mystery to me.. for example, why does 
the font show up in the Gnome font dialogs, but not the Gnome font folder? 
Ahh well, don't want to get sidetracked with silly details like that :)

Anyone know how to unsquish my fonts?  Please mention certain filenames or 
Ubuntu package names, if you can.

I apologize in advance if this is not a Gnome issue.. I asked for a while 
on the various Gnome IRC channels, but got no responses, so I have no idea 
whether this is a Gnome problem or not.  If not, I still would appreciate 
any help you can offer.

Thanks a lot,
Jeff