Spaces ctrl-arrow and cmd-tab no longer works after screensaver is active

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When the macbook boots up, these work fine, but once the screen saver comes on, none of these shortcut keys works any longer. Searched for this problem, and found a couple of suggested solutions, including removing the screensaver plist file. Nothing has worked so far. Of note, if I use the screensaver "test" button to activate the screen saver, this does not happen. This only happens after the screensaver activates on its own. The screensaver being used is the "Flurry" screensaver that shipped with it. I have tried all of the other ones, and get the same behavior.
Here are other special things about my system:
1. Digidesign Core Audio Driver
2. Logic Studio Pro 9
3. System runs in clamshell (although problem exists when using the 13" display as well)
4. Using the Apple keyboard with numeric pad
5. System's display is currently a 23" acer monitor
All of these things except for 3, 4, and 5 have been running since I bought the system in March 2009. 3, 4, and 5 were started about 3 weeks ago. This problem just became an issue within the past 3 days.
Any help is much appreciated.

Further update. I can no longer change the screensaver. When I try by right clicking on the desktop and then choosing change desktop background, system preferences hangs. If I open system preferences directly, it will open, but when I click on the icon to change the screen saver, it also hangs.

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