Index: /CKEditor/branches/features/pasting/_source/plugins/pastefromword/plugin.js
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--- /CKEditor/branches/features/pasting/_source/plugins/pastefromword/plugin.js	(revision 4391)
+++ /CKEditor/branches/features/pasting/_source/plugins/pastefromword/plugin.js	(revision 4392)
@@ -109,4 +109,12 @@
 		}
 		return childs;
+	};
+
+	elementPrototype.nearestParent = function( tagName )
+	{
+		var parent = this.parent;
+		while( parent && !parent.name == tagName )
+			parent = parent.parent;
+		return parent;
 	};
 
@@ -645,4 +653,11 @@
 						else
 							elementMigrateFilter( config[ 'format_' + ( config.enterMode == CKEDITOR.ENTER_P ? 'p' : 'div' ) ] )( element );
+					},
+
+					'td' : function ( element )
+					{
+						// 'td' in 'thead' is actually <th>.
+						if ( element.nearestParent( 'thead') )
+							element.name = 'th';
 					},