Remove Bing as default search engine in Safari

Suddenly my Safari default search engine (in the URL bar) has switched to Bing. I changed it back to Google in preferences (on the Safari menu) and although the URL bar says "Search Google or enter address", it still defaults to Bing. Please help.

Hi there I\'m an Apple user,
You may find the information in the article below helpful.
Safari 6 (OS X Mountain Lion): Search the web
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11847
If you want to choose a different search engine, click the magnifying glass at the left end of the field, and then choose the search engine you want.
You can also change the search engine in the General pane of Safari preferences.
Search engine availability varies according to the region set in the Region pane of Language & Text preferences.
-Griff W. 

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