diff --git a/modules/backend-rpc.php b/modules/backend-rpc.php
index 59faee7b3..e027ff39d 100644
--- a/modules/backend-rpc.php
+++ b/modules/backend-rpc.php
@@ -533,41 +533,10 @@
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if ($subop == "removeFromLabel") {
-
-			$ids = explode(",", db_escape_string($_REQUEST["ids"]));
-			$label_id = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["lid"]);
-
-			$label = db_escape_string(label_find_caption($link, $label_id, 
-				$_SESSION["uid"]));
-
-			print "<rpc-reply>";
-			print "<info-for-headlines>";
-
-			if ($label) {
-
-				foreach ($ids as $id) {
-					label_remove_article($link, $id, $label, $_SESSION["uid"]);
-
-					print "<entry id=\"$id\"><![CDATA[";
-
-					$labels = get_article_labels($link, $id, $_SESSION["uid"]);
-					print format_article_labels($labels, $id);
-
-					print "]]></entry>";
-
-				}
-			}
-
-			print "</info-for-headlines>";
-
-			print "<message>UPDATE_COUNTERS</message>";
-			print "</rpc-reply>";
-
-			return;
-		}
+		if ($subop == "assignToLabel" || $subop == "removeFromLabel") {
+			header("Content-Type: text/plain");
 
-		if ($subop == "assignToLabel") {
+			$reply = array();
 
 			$ids = split(",", db_escape_string($_REQUEST["ids"]));
 			$label_id = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["lid"]);
@@ -575,29 +544,28 @@
 			$label = db_escape_string(label_find_caption($link, $label_id, 
 				$_SESSION["uid"]));
 
-			print "<rpc-reply>";			
-
-			print "<info-for-headlines>";
+			$reply["info-for-headlines"] = array();
 
 			if ($label) {
 
 				foreach ($ids as $id) {
-					label_add_article($link, $id, $label, $_SESSION["uid"]);
 
-					print "<entry id=\"$id\"><![CDATA[";
+					if ($subop == "assignToLabel")
+						label_add_article($link, $id, $label, $_SESSION["uid"]);
+					else
+						label_remove_article($link, $id, $label, $_SESSION["uid"]);
 
 					$labels = get_article_labels($link, $id, $_SESSION["uid"]);
-					print format_article_labels($labels, $id);
-
-					print "]]></entry>";
+				  
+					array_push($reply["info-for-headlines"],
+					  array("id" => $id, "labels" => format_article_labels($labels, $id)));
 
 				}
 			}
 
-			print "</info-for-headlines>";
+			$reply["message"] = "UPDATE_COUNTERS";
 
-			print "<message>UPDATE_COUNTERS</message>";
-			print "</rpc-reply>";
+			print json_encode($reply);
 
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/viewfeed.js b/viewfeed.js
index f36c75b46..22523fa10 100644
--- a/viewfeed.js
+++ b/viewfeed.js
@@ -683,8 +683,8 @@ function selectionRemoveLabel(id, ids) {
 			new Ajax.Request("backend.php", {
 				parameters: query,
 				onComplete: function(transport) { 
+					handle_rpc_json(transport);
 					show_labels_in_headlines(transport);
-					handle_rpc_reply(transport);
 				} });
 
 //		}
@@ -721,8 +721,8 @@ function selectionAssignLabel(id, ids) {
 			new Ajax.Request("backend.php", {
 				parameters: query,
 				onComplete: function(transport) { 
+					handle_rpc_json(transport);
 					show_labels_in_headlines(transport);
-					handle_rpc_reply(transport);
 				} });
 
 //		}
@@ -1776,29 +1776,17 @@ function scrollArticle(offset) {
 
 function show_labels_in_headlines(transport) {
 	try {
-		if (transport.responseXML) {
-			var info = transport.responseXML.getElementsByTagName("info-for-headlines")[0];
-
-			var elems = info.getElementsByTagName("entry");
-
-			for (var l = 0; l < elems.length; l++) {
-				var e_id = elems[l].getAttribute("id");
-
-				if (e_id) {
+		var data = JSON.parse(transport.responseText);
 
-					var ctr = $("HLLCTR-" + e_id);
-
-					if (ctr) {
-						ctr.innerHTML = elems[l].firstChild.nodeValue;
-					}
-				}
-
-			}
+		if (data) {
+			data['info-for-headlines'].each(function(elem) {
+				var ctr = $("HLLCTR-" + elem.id);
 
+				if (ctr) ctr.innerHTML = elem.labels;
+			});
 		}
 	} catch (e) {
 		exception_error("show_labels_in_headlines", e);
-
 	}
 }