Dashboard stock widget

I cannot add a new stock to the stock widget. I keep getting "failed to validate symbol". I have added symbols before, although it was months ago, and in fact had three of them on the widget before removing them. I even tried adding back the ones that were already working.
To fix the problem I have tried the following:
Restarted the computer.
Turned the computer off and then back on.
Taken the stock widget off the desktop, restarted the computer, and added it back.
Trashed the dashboard file in preferences and restarted the computer.
None of these things work; please help.

Same problem here.
But this has been discussed here before and there are some ideas here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2611759
although none of them is a straight fix that makes the Apple widget work again.
There is also this:
http://www.dreamlight.com/insights/bugs/Apple/stockswidget.html

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2. Try opening a 2nd copy of the widget. That has worked for me a couple of times.
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Where should i direct this question about dashboard and widgets?

i have a question about the dashboard and widgets, but i have no clue where to ask?
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Hi,
I advise you to use http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=751 which is the area for dashboard
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