Can't delete photos in iPhoto

I upgraded to Mountain Lion yesterday, opened iPhoto and attempted to delete some photos. When I cut one out, it disappears, then reappears once I cut another photo out. Has anyone had a similar experience?

What version of iPhoto?
As a Test:
Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library'
Import a few pics into this new, blank library. Is the Problem repeated there?

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    Message was edited by: LarryHN

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