Automator not working - Lion 10.7.5

I have a Late 2011 iMac running OS X 10.7.5. I have a couple of applications and scripts that I use Automator to either run or initialize. They were working fine until about a month ago. Now they won't initiate in Finder at all (either through Services or through Automator Applications that run a Shell Script).
For example, I created an Automator Application to start a Python script:
Automator: Run Shell Script
usr/local/bin/phython /Applications/AppFolder/Application.py -d
I can no longer double click on the application and have it launch. It doesn't appear to do anything. Same for the other application that I created (and added to my Login Items).
I CAN open Automator, select the application, and have the Application run correctly and initiate. Automator tells me it's fine. However, it will not launch outside of Automator.
I CAN open a Terminal session and manually type the command above and the python script will run and start the program.
What happened to Automator? I see other people have issues with Automator in Lion. Ideas?
-bill

One more note on this, after reviewing the Console, and a few web pages, I noticed that whenever my computer restarts (I've been doing a lot of that lately trying to resolve this issue), I get a console entry:
com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: ([0x0-0x20020].com.apple.Automator_Launcher [226]) Exited with code: 1
Which I've read that anytime you get an "exited with code: (anything greater than 0)" basically means an error / fault.
So, I suppose the question is, how would I reset / reload / reinstall Automator? I've already deleted the .plist Automator entries in ~/Library/Preferences, any other ideas? Is there another location for those .plist files?
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