Problems sync'ing Address Book and iPod (5th)

I sync my ipod address book (with iTunes and Address Book) but not every contact get sync'ed! Sometimes I change a contact picture or add a phone number and the updated version doesn't seem to show up on my ipod... It happens with several contacts on different occasions... Even if i delete those contact and create new ones from scratch.
Also, when I add a second phone number and set this number as "Home" (like for a Summer house), this number replace the first (home) number on my iPod. When I set this new number to be "Other", it just doesn't show up on my iPod. The only way I can make it visible on my iPod is to set it as "Work" (if I don't have a phone number set up as "Work" for that contact already). Pretty annoying...
Finally, some phone number are set up as xxx-xxx-xxxx (my default address format in AB) and some shows up as (xxx) xxx-xxxx even if everything looks fine in AB (phone numbers' label, contact's picture, address format...)
at lost...
maybe isync (or hotsync) has something to do with it (since i've never sync'ed with .Mac)
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iTunes 7.3.2

This is not an iSync issue, but a Motorola one. On your phone, go to the address book, click on the middle button, choose 'Configuration' (near the end), 'See', and choose 'Main contacts' instead of 'All contacts'. This is loosely translated from French, your mileage may vary.
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