The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      5203
Logged by:          Marcel Wieland
Email address:      marcel.wiel...@fondsnet.de
PostgreSQL version: 8.2
Operating system:   Linux
Description:        Rule affecting more than one row is only fired once,
when there is no reference to the row.
Details: 

BEGIN;

-- Create testing Tables
CREATE TABLE footable (
    name char
);
CREATE TABLE bartable (
    foo char
);

-- Insert testing Values
INSERT INTO footable (name) VALUES('a'), ('b');

-- RULE without row-reference 
CREATE OR REPLACE RULE foorule AS ON UPDATE TO footable DO 
    INSERT INTO bartable (foo) SELECT * FROM (SELECT 'a' UNION SELECT 'b')
AS x;

-- Query fires Rule
UPDATE footable SET name = name;
-- Result 
SELECT * FROM bartable;

-- Reset
DELETE FROM bartable;

-- RULE with row-reference 
CREATE OR REPLACE RULE foorule AS ON UPDATE TO footable DO 
    INSERT INTO bartable (foo) SELECT * FROM (SELECT 'a' UNION SELECT 'b')
AS x WHERE old.name = old.name;

-- Query fires Rule
UPDATE footable SET name = name;
-- Result 
SELECT * FROM bartable;

-- Cleanup
DROP TABLE footable;
DROP TABLE bartable;

ROLLBACK;

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