Mysterious Photos want import

I have iPhoto 6.0.6 and am having an issue upon opening the application. I recently imported some photos off my Canon A530 and now when I launch iPhoto it says "49 photos were found in the iPhoto Library that were not imported. Would you like to import them?"
If I select YES, it begins to import them but crashes halfway and I have to force quit the app. If I select NO the library loads normally and the photos it says haven't been imported are there in the library.
Something is obviously not right. Where are these photos and how can I stop this annoying message every time I launch iPhoto. I need to get this straight b/f installing iLife 08'.
Nano

Nano,
Use the Finder to look just inside your iPhoto Library folder. If you see a folder called "Importing" or "Import" then drag it out to your Desktop. Launch iPhoto and see if those photos are still in the library. If the Importing folder contains anything you need then you can import into iPhoto.
If you don't find an Importing folder then don't worry - it shouldn't be in there. Be careful when looking in the iPhoto Library folder from the Finder. Don't make any changes to the items in there or you can damage the library.
It might also help before upgrading to do a database rebuild. Hold Command and Option while launching iPhoto. Select all 4 options in the dialog, then rebuild. For more info about the rebuild, read this Apple article.
Regards.

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The "Previews" folder is a similar size.
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I've got this message from iPhoto since few days, trying to repair the DB with no success, any idea ??
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