My Macbook Pro is powering on in Safe Boot and will not accept the correct password

My Macbook Pro is only powering on in Safe Boot and will not accept the correct password. What do I do to get it out of Safe Mode?

MBP = Macbook Pro (My shorthand)
I think I now understand what you are describing. This is the Apple support article on a Safe Boot:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564
Note this excerpt:
How are you starting your MBP. Do you see a progress bar on startup?
Ciao.

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