% job spec not recognized

[Karl Berry]

In bash 3.0, just "%" by itself apparently no longer gets the current
job.  For example:

$ cat


[1]+  Stopped                 cat
$ jobs
[1]+  Stopped                 cat
$ %
bash: fg: %: no such job
$ %1
cat

I really miss this.  

Version 3.00.0(1)-release, gnu/linux (red hat 9).  I looked around for
previous reports or patches, but didn't succeed.  Any help appreciated ...

Thanks,
karl