In Xubuntu 14.04, I found I had to replace the exec line in my synaptic.desktop file from "synaptic-pkexec" to "gksu synaptic". Not sure if it's related, but I seem to be having lots of DBus-related issues in Xubuntu 14.04. Argh.
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