My imac os 10.7.5 will not shut down- it just goes to sleep

when i go apple/shut down i get the box asking me if i want to shut down. i click shut down, and it goes through the ordinary routine- one thing at a time, grey screen- fade to black. next day tho, i just touch it and it's back, exactly as if it had been asleep

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I still can't figure this USB problem out.
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