Keynote can't open file because it is damaged

I've created several presentations in Keynote 09 that worked fine initially but suddenly won't open anylonger. When I click on the file, I get the following error message:
"Keynote can't open file because [filename] is damaged"
I was able to open two of the 3 affected presentations by opening them through File =>Open recent, then resaving them as a Keynote 08 file.
This lead me to think that maybe double-clicking the file to open it doesn't work and opening it through File =>Open does. Indeed, one of my Keynote 09 files that didn't open on double-click and generated the error message opened just fine when opening it though the application file menu.
I tried this on the other 09 files but that trick doesn't work anylonger. It seems to be totally random. The same file will open at times (through File -> open), but not at others. I'm at a loss here.
I was able to resave all 3 files to Keynote 08 and am able to open all of them now, but the problem I'm sure will persist with new presentations I create in 09. Any suggestions?
Maybe a directory problem? Anybody run into the same problem yet?
I have a feeling I'll br throwing 09 out the window and going back to the old version of Keynote.

I have had similar issues with KY '09. After working on a file over a few days, a message pops up saying it can not be saved. It created a backup copy that was saved so no work was lost. However, the original file is gone and only the backup remains. I can save it as a different name and go back to work but get the same issue.
This is a 10 slide keynote with mostly text and a couple images. *** did they do in this version. I too will probably revert as I work at a school that just purchased a site license for iWork '09 and iLife '09.
I am still testing the export of a recorded keynote to QT as my first export did not include the audio which was a problem in KY'08 and QT version 7.6 I believe.

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