Clearing Safari

I can't seem to completely delete Safari history, all my visited links remain purple and I can't clear it. I've used;
History > Clear History
Safari > Reset Safari
Safari > Empty Cache
Safari > Private Browsing
Safari > Prefrences > Privacy > Remove all website data
I've also cleared my google account search history and signed out.
Also When I switched to Lion, even though I fresh installed, I still have visited links still from before.
Website pages wont show up on spotlight.
I can't seem to find a file in library either.
I am completely clueless as to how to fully clear Safari, I've googled extensivly with no solutions, any ideas?

The key is shutting down Safari completely, Resetting and having the window pop back up isn't enough. After resetting safari, quit the program. Relaunch it, and your links should all be reset.

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Personally, for editing scripts I like to use the command line 'vi' editor, but for starting with that may scare you off so lets use the regular TextEditor application for the time being.
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