Ipod contacts sync problem

When the first time I sync my outlook express contacts to my ipod, there is no problem. After I added some contacts and try to sync, update to my ipod, I found that it add the whole contact again plus the new one and also some contacts ( in outlook express) I had deleted many years ago. Now my contacts in the ipod look some funny(2 or 3 pages with the same person).
Is anyone has any idea what's wrong and can I delete the whole contacts and sync the updated one again?
Thanks,

Not sure if I need to post my question as a separate entry, but let me first try here since this topic came up.
I have set up iTune to sync my Outlook calendar and contacts, with "replace items on iPod with Outlook" option checked. When I connect my iPod, the status bar says it is syncing with Calendar and Contacts. But nothing is changed if I open my contacts/calendar on my iPod. Any idea?

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