MBA logs-in gets to desktop screen and gets stuck with a spinning wheel...

(I am not sure if this is the right thread for this -- MacBook Air 2009 version)
I can turn on, boot and get to the login window (personal accounts and guest account) and when I log in I get to the desktop and get stuck there with a spinning rainbow wheel for long periods of time till I force-shut-down.
I tried booting is Safe Mode and that seems to work perfectly. I have the computer running in Safe Mode now.
How do I recover it to boot normally? I appreciate your helpful responses in advance!

You have to hold down Shift after you power up your computer. Here's a detailed instruction from apple.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1455
hope that helps you... but my problem still persists.

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