My iPhoto window is open and frozen. How do I close it?

The window is open and will not close, move, or do anything.

I hae the same problem, but find that if I Force Quit, the next time I open iPhoto it needs to repair the library.
This makes me a little nervous, and I'd prefer to know why it hangs, and how to prevent the problem in the first place.

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