E and C keys on wireless keyboard activate Mission Control

I just set up a wireless keyboard with my Macbook Air. For some reason, the E and C keys activate Mission Control at random times. I went to System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts and restored everything to default but it still doesn't fix the problem. I also can't find any direct associations between these keys and Mission Control in the Mission Control setting. Help!

In case anyone is curious, I solved this issue by upgrading to OS X 10.6.4. The brightness and volume function keys now control these functions properly.

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