Mac Mail 4.5 Retains Incorrect Unread Count (OS X 10.6.7)

I have only experienced this problem on my MacBook Pro after upgrading from my older MBP via the migration assistant.  I am wondering if there is a way to fix this problem without losing my folders/preferences/signatures/configuration by resetting mail and dumping the plists and mail folder in ~/Library.
Has anyone else experienced this issue?
Permissions seem to be fine, and it happens randomly across all my 5 email accounts (I have POP, Exchange, and IMAP accounts).  Restarting Mail corrects the issue, and sometimes clicking on the inbox and then clicking on another account will correct the flag, but not always.  Very strange.
Thanks in advance,
Ryan

Hello:
I have had that random problem for ages.  Candidly, I ignore it.
In my case, the unread number is frequently exactly ½ of the actual mail in the inbox.  At other times, the count is correct.
Barry

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