My MacBook wont shut down!

My 13" MacBook does not power down. Every time I power down, it quits the programs and the screen freezes with the wallpaper still showing. If left alone it stays at that position for hours. I have to push the power button to power it down.
What is wrong?

I searched "won't shut down" and this thread
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9058784&#9058784
suggests to try an archive and install of your OS X.

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