IPhoto repeatedly tries to import non-existing photos

I recently deleted 100 photos from iphoto. Now whenever I open iPhoto a box pops up that says "2 photos have been found in the iPhoto library that have not been imported. Would you like to import them?" Whether I click yes or no, a second box will pop up saying that the photos have been placed in a recovery file. This process happens 2 times every time I open iPhoto. The empty "recovery" files continue to build each time this happens. How do i make iPhoto stop asking me about these 2 non-existent photos, and how do I make it stop creating recovery files?

Go to your Pictures Folder and find the iPhoto Library there. Right (or Control-) Click on the icon and select 'Show Package Contents'. A finder window will open with the Library exposed.
Look there for a Folder called 'Import' or 'Importing'.
Drag it to the Desktop. *Make no other changes*.
Start iPhoto. Does that help?
If it does then look inside that folder on your desktop. Does it contain anything you want? If not you can trash the folder.
Regards
TD

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      Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,5
      Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
      Processor Speed: 2.26 GHz
      Number of Processors: 1
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      L2 Cache: 3 MB
      Memory: 2 GB
      Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
      Boot ROM Version: MBP55.00AC.B03

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