IPhoto 11 sometimes fails to delete originals

If I delete a large number of pictures in iPhoto 11 (drag them to the trash) they should be moved to the operating system's trash when the iPhoto trash is emptied, and then they should really disappear from the hard drive when the OS's trash is emptied. You can check what files are still out there by looking in the "Previews" and "Masters" folders. Sometimes -- and especially when I have deleted a large number of pics, like 100 or more -- the originals don't go away. They are still there in the Masters folder. If you work with Pentax raw files as I do and plan to throw away 95% your hard disk will fill up fast!
I discussed this problem with the guy at the local Genius Bar and he agrees it sounds like a software bug.

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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