Stamping multiple images

I've been using Aperture for about two years, and was one of the early adopters of A3. Until recently, I've had no real issues to speak of, but now when I try to stamp multiple images, or even select a couple images to apply a rating, only the last image in the group actually gets the said stamp or rating. I don't know if I accidentally changed a setting, or if this is the beginning of a greater issue.
Actually, I think it is a bigger issue, as one of my other Aperture libraries recently started not being able to edit in Photoshop, stating the file type was not supported, and the permissions seem to be messed up. I now can't open that library unless I open another one first and then switch.
Does anyone have suggestions for a fix?

To rebuild the Library, hold down the Option>CMD key on launch of Aperture. This should do the trick.
Did you also try to quit and relaunch Aperture?

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