IPhoto '11 opens but any selection gets spinning wheel

I can open iPhoto, and when it opens the last event selected is shown. As soon as I make any selection, I get the spinning ball and have to Force Quit to get out.
I am on OS 10.7.4 and have a very full hardrive (36GB available out of 500GB).
Thanks,
Travis

As a Test:
Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library'
Import a few pics into this new, blank library. Is the Problem repeated there?

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