Eliminating duplicates in iPhoto

How do I eliminate duplicates in iPhoto 08? If this has been answered before, I couldn't find it - sorry.
I have up to 4 copies showing of hundreds and hundreds of pics. I don't relish the thought of eliminating dups one at a time. Please advise and thank you.

Matro
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back up your iPhoto library and run duplicate annihilator -http://www.brattoo.com/propaganda/
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