Logged in twice

When I clicked on the Apple menu, I noticed that I am logged in to the computer twice. At the bottom of the menu it has "Log Out" listed twice, as well as two "restart" and two "shut down" listings. I've tried to log out of each account, but when I turn the computer back on and log in again, it shows that I'm still logged in twice. Its affecting the appearance of the screen, such as when I click on an icon on my desktop as well as other things. If anyone could let me know how to fix this, I would greatly appreciate it.
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8)

katietrouble,
That symptom is an indication that VoiceOver has been activated.
You can turn VoiceOver on/off in the Universal Access pane of System Preferences, or by pressing Command-F5.

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