Mac App Store broken since updating to 10.7 Lion

Hi all,
Since updating to OS X 10.7 Lion my Mac App Store seems to be broken.
The app starts but when I go to 'Purchases' it says I haven't purchased anything. Now, it DOES come up with my purchases after a while so I assume that's just internet latency but when I try to review or rate OS X 10.7 Lion it says:
"To rate this app, you must have purchased it from from the Mac App Store."
Since I'm writing this post while my Macbook Pro is booted into Lion, I find that a bit odd.
Any suggestions? My first impressions of Lion aren't as great as some, that's for sure.

I'm having the same issue on my iMac. I've also noticed the rear of the left side is getting a lot hotter than normal.
I downloaded (from: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1459) the update again and reinstalled it. But nothing's changed. Is there anything else I can try?
Scott

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