Must use shortcut key twice

I wrote some simple scripts to do things such as create new event in Entourage. The script is:
tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
set newItem to make new event
open newItem
end tell
The script is saved as "New Event\oE"
Some of these scripts work okay. This one for instance when I hold down option and type E, the script menu is executed, but nothing happens unless I press option-E a second time. I must consistently use the hotkey twice to get the desired action. What gives?
MacBook Pro Duo Core2 2.16 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.9)

I can't tell you why this is happening, but I can tell you that it's a known quirk with Entourage. Many users, including this one, have remarked elsewhere that even keyboard shortcuts created in the System Prefs panel require a second stroke to provoke their execution.

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