Unable to delete group in address book

I am trying to delete a group in address book. I use the menu option (Edit/Delete Group) but the group does not go. The group is empty - I removed all addresses in it.
Am I missing something?
Thanks

Hello again:
That file is in your home folder ( ~ library>preferences). That should not delete anything. However, although I move something to the trash, I wait a bit before emptying trash (you can always put something back where it came from).
OS X rebuilds preference files (plist) as needed and sets them to default values. Preference files may (rare) become corrupted and cause all sorts of problems.
You might also run repair disk from your software install DVD.
Barry

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