Lion Mail lost Smart Mailboxes after reboot! Any hints?

Hello,
i created several SmartMailBoxes in Apple Mail.
After reboot they are gone.
~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData rights are correct (644 for owner and grp staff)
And no messages at the console.
System: MBA 2011 with 10.7.3 and an exchange and MobileMe account.
Any hints?

Are they gone or just hidden? Place your cursor on the Smart Mailbox title in the sidebar and text should appear to show mailboxes if this is the case.

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