IPhoto 9.1.5 import problems

I import from my Sony camera, everything imports fine. The pictures show up in the "last import", I can double click a picture and see it. When I go to the events I see the event thumbnail I just imported, I can scroll through the thumbnails. When I double click the event iPhoto says there are no photos. When I restart iPhoto the event is gone and so are the pictures.
I go into the database and I can actually find the pictures. They are just not showing up in iPhoto after the import. I have done this several times.
I have tried to rebuild the library and none of the imported pictures show up and the import problem persists.
Any suggestions ?
Mike

DId you rebuild with iPhoto Library Manager
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.

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