Moving object w/shift key no longer aligns in straight line (or 45)

AICS5 Mac OS 10.6.5
Worked fine up until today. If I try to move an object with the shift key held down, object moves all over as if the key were dead. Is there a preference I disturbed? Shift key certainly works otherwise.

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