ICal doesnt send invites (to certain accounts)

Hi there, I am using Mountain Lion on a MB Pro. Before and after the upgrade I am having an issue with iCal.
I have two Apple ID's (an old .mac and newer .me) The .me account is the one I am using for iCloud. Neither one of this accts is currently tied to a secondary eMail Address like a google or similar (they were before but in my attempt to fix this issue I have removed secondary emails)
When I create an invite and send it to a recipient with an email in the my Address Book, the invite will not be sent to most of my contacts. For very few (including my wife) it actually works.
I am getting a little bit frustrated with this, anybody any idea?

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Is there anybody experienced tha problem when trying to send invite (meeting request) via iCal it sais:
iCal could not send the invitation.
To send invitations, create a card in Address Book.
I've created Address Book card for that person but it didn't solve my problem.
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