RAW Imgs not importing into Aperture

I recently downloaded Aperture 3 and the "Apple Pro Training Series - Aperture 3" book to learn how to get the most of this application. However, as I followed the first lesson in the book it calls for a simulated import of images which includes RAW images. All of the JPGs are imported but not the RAW files. I am not new to using photo editing software nor am I new to working with a Mac. But I do not understand why the RAW files wouldn't import. Any thoughts? Am I missin a setting in Aperture 3 that was supposed to be set upon install? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you,
Mike
p.s. I just recently upgraded to ML too.

What were the raw files? Were they from a supported camera?
http://www.apple.com/aperture/specs/raw.html
Were they matching pairs or Raw + JPEG files? If so, they came in but you have only the Jpeg showing perhaps. You need to select the image and choose Set Raw as Original in the context menu.

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