Spotlight Mail Issues! Can't search!

I am also unable to Search mail anymore.
I use the function every day (so I know how to do it)
I am selecting "All Mailboxes, Entire message)
A function that I've used daily, is no longer working.
Any ideas? All my mail is still there!
Yes I have re-indexed Spotlight
Yes - I have tried dragging volumes in & out of privacy in Spotlight prefrences...
help
It does seem to spotlight the last day or so.

Does it work if you search in Spotlight instead of in Mail?
BTW, please update your My Settings's profile (and click Save), so that it accurately displays the version of Mac OS X you're using.

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