2 Macs and 1 iPhone - Address Book All Messed Up

My Address Book on my MBP was all perfectly in sync with my iPhone. Now I've added my Mac Pro (original) in the mix, tried to add in my Gmail contacts and now when Mobile Me tries to sync it says 534 contacts will be deleted, etc. Also all of my contacts are now showing up TWICE on my iPhone.
1) Can I not have things synced and sent to the Mobile Me cloud from 2 Macs?
2) How can I start over and get this all straightened out? Maybe I'll just use the Mac Pro as the main computer if things won't sync up with both properly.
Thanks!

HI,
Yes, you can have 2 Macs synced using MobileMe.
Open System Preferences/MobileMe - Sync
Select the button: Synchronize with MobileMe
Select Contacts and another other applications you want to sync and click: Sync Now.
In the Address Book application from the Menu Bar click: Card / Look for Duplicates. You can delete dupliates that way if necessary.
Restarting your iPhone may help with the duplicates there.
To restart iPhone, first turn iPhone off by pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button until a red slider appears. Slide your finger across the slider and iPhone will turn off after a few moments. Next, turn iPhone on by pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.
Carolyn
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