Preview freezes when saving file.

I recently upgraded my iMac to Lion Server and have been having issues with saving files using Preview.
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This also happens if I have a pdf opened File ->Duplicate -> Save...

Another odd behavior that I am experiencing is when I "Right-click" Preview app on the Dock and select "Show all Windows" several PDF's that have been closed are still showing up as opened. I have gone as far as trying to delete all the files in com.apple.Preview.savedState, but this does not fix it.

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