Cannot change images in address book

I have a very vexing problem that I cannot solve and would appreciate some help.
I am running OSX 10.7.2, although I had the same problem with Snow Leopard. I have an iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 with 8 gig of RAM, although I don't thing that's relevant.
For some address book records, every time I change the photo, it reverts to the original photo. And it happens almost immediately. All I have to do is update the photo, navigate to a different contact and back again, and the photo has reverted. I can't even clear the image. I keeps returning. I have tried the following:
1. Confirmed that all synching is OFF. I am not using iCloud, I am not syncing contacts with Spanning Sync or Bento or any other app.
2. Trashed all address book preferences.
3. Trashed all images in User/Library/Application Support/Address Book/Images. They all magically reappear when I relaunch AB.
4. Tried steps 2 and 3 in combination.
5. Repaired my disk permissions.
6. Tried launching AB in 32 bit mode.
Nothing works! Very frustrated and would appreciate any help.
Thanks.

I can't help,but I have tried to get photos into Address Book (when they are supposed to appear in Mail as well). I have succeeded with two photos but the third will not appear anywhere. I have given up on this. Its a nice feature but not essential and not worth the effort.

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