Special characters palate present on log-in

After my MacBook has been asleep and I log in (I have it set to ask for a password on wake/screensaver exit) I always see the "special Characters" palate. I can close the palate but from then on any time the system asks me for a password it pops up again. If I close it before entering my password (i.e. before the log-in prompt goes away) I don't have the problem again until the computer has been asleep (if it just goes to the screen saver the special characters palate doesn't come back on log-in).
Very weird problem - any suggestions?

It sounds like special characters is in your login items. Launch System Preferences >> Accounts >> Login Items and choose it, then use the plus minus to delete it.
-mj

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