IPhoto loads duplicate photos from my Nikon D3100

iPhoto seems to be creating duplicate photos for every image on my Nikon D3100. The camera playback shows only one image in the memory of the camera, but when it loads to iPhoto, there are two of the same image. This is true for downloads of hundreds of shots as well as those of just a few.
Anyone encountered a similar problem?
Thank you
P.S., Camera and iPhoto worked as expected for about a month (i.e., no duplicates).

What shooting settings are you using on the 3100? Raw+Jepg?

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