Multiplication of contacts, duplication of some contact data

Following syncing via both MobileMe and iTunes (separately) between my previous iPhone and my MacbookPro, I note that:
1. Some contacts are multiplicated - these are seemingly random with the number of times the multiplication occurs also seemingly random;
2. Some contacts that are not multiplied as a whole have some of the contact data multiplied - eg, a mobile or work number would be repeated 10-30 times.
I have since added new contacts to my iPhone, and would not wish to lose these. I presume that there is no easy way to set aside only those contacts that have been added to the iPhone since the last sync it has been through and imagine that some form of merge/sync process needs to happen in any event.
My objectives are:
- to retain all the contacts including new ones
- to be able to sync between my iPhone and my laptop freely without fear of multiplications
- to eliminate the duplicate contacts and duplicate data within contacts.
I should finally say that I have a subscription for MobileMe and use that currently to sync my calendars between iPhone, iPad and MBP very well.
Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Hi Katharina,
Unfortunately not - I am hoping to find the time soon to contact Apple support by phone in the hope they'll assist. Let's keep each other posted through this thread if we find a solution.

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I have two Apple IDs - one of those ids is tied to iTunes and is my primary account, as it is linked to the Itunes store, my Iphone and Ipad. It has 5gb of which 4 is used for backups, etc. Aside from all my Iphone stuff, the data of importance is my contacts db that includes all my iphone contacts.
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