Command Key has to be released and pressed each time, holding down command key for multiple commands ignoring all after first keystroke. Have tried this in safe mode - still broken.

This problem has just cropped up - pretty sure it's after the 10.7.3 upgrade.
Scenario: I'm in pages and I'm doing a search. I need to find multiple instances of my search word.
I hold down the command key and press the 'g' key - for find again. It works.
While still holding down the command key - I hit the 'g' key again to do another find again. But instead of executing teh find again, hitting teh 'g' key the sdecond time types "g' over last search item found, acting as if teh command key was not still pessed.
This is happening in DreamWeaver CS5.5, the latest Pages, and the latest BBEdit. Haven't checked all apps.
This IS NOT a problem in the finder though - where command-tabbing brings up the app list properly, and tabs through while holding down teh command key and repeatedly hitting the tab key.
I restarted in safe mode. Still a problem.
First I cleaned the command key, then re-seating the key. I swapped keyboards, Still a problem.
Did a PRAM reset, which didn't fix anything.
I can't find any other post regarding this issue. Been using the mac for over 25 years and I've never seen this one.

This turns out to be a problem with my KVM switcher. The USB port on the switcher for the keyboard is failing - hence the intermittent reaction to the command-key presses.
I connected the keyboard directly to my mac and the problem was resolved - sorry I didn't check that before I posted this.

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