Safari won't save search prefs and log-ins

I can't get Safari 5.1 to save my prefs, log-ins or Google search settings. For instance, when I'm logged into the NY Times site then go to the page the next day I need to log in again. With the SL version I never had to re-log into any of the sites I visit daily as long as the cookies were there. And needing to re-enter my search prefs for Google everyday is getting very annoying. Anybody else having this problem or have I got something corrupted?

I hate to say this but thank goodness it's widespread. I'm finally getting some responses to reports I've posted about the Yahoo homepage log-in problem that it is happening all around. Hopefully then, something on Yahoo's end.
For the record, Firefox remains unfazed throughout. Today though, so far at least, it's been holding. Two tech support emails to Yahoo have brought no response as yet.

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