IPhoto 6 doesn't ask about importing duplicates anymore...

Up until yesterday, iPhoto would ask if I wanted to import duplicate photos every time I hooked up the camera and it detected pictures that were already imported. Today, that doesn't happen. Clicking the "Import" button imports everything on the camera, even if it's been imported once or twice already. I can't find a preference to change the import behavior back to asking whether or not I want duplicates imported.
Any ideas?

I thought about working around this by using the Finder to copy the photos directly into the iPhoto database, but I'm not sure whether iPhoto would recognize them.
It won't. *It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss*
v6 can be quite temperamental in dealing with importing duplicates. For best results, copy the files to a folder on the desktop and then try importing.
If you do end up with duplicates, Duplicate Annihilator can help.
Regards
TD

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