All Keychain login passwords gone!

My Safari, Mail, and other system login (when I log into a server on my home network) autofill information seems to have disappeared. I have to retype every password every time I check mail! And when I type in new ones and Safari or Mail prompts me to remember them, I respond yes, but it does not remember them the next time!
I did do a Keychain First Aid a few days ago (because of a Slingbox install issue) and I'm wondering if that caused the problem.
Any help on how to get my autofill info back? I have a desktop Mac and I tried to import that info from the "login.keychain" doc. That did not work.
Thanks,
Frank

I did two disk utility permission fixes from the install DVD and it solved the problem.

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