Contacts do not sync from Mac Address Book to iPhone

When I add new contacts in my Mac Address Book or modify existing contacts and then do a sync (using iTunes), the changes do not appear on my iPhone 3GS. Everything else seems to update but not the contacts.
I have verified that I have sync contacts set, have tried unsetting and resetting it, tried removing all contacts from iPhone and redoing, tried replace contacts with those from computer, etc, etc. Still the same result - the old contacts on the iPhone.
This seems to be since the latest OS updates (Mac & iPhone). It used to work fine.
What to do?

Wjosten,
Finally back to you on this.  The delay was because the proposed operations were beyond my comfort zone - and I was fearful of loosing my contacts and groups (critically important).
With more time available, I made an appointment with a "Genius" at the Apple Store (Paris Opera).  He could not fix it but gave me the good advice to contact Mobile Me and set up a chat support session.
It took several hours but the chat support person guided me through the process of saving my data, and then trashing the files in the cache and library folders and a few others, and finally restoring things - group by group.
Part of the problem was also conflicts between the calendars on my two MacBook Pros, my iPhone, and MobilMe.
Long and complicated but things are now working.
Thanks for trying to help.
    Mark

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