Unable to move or delete folder/files in finder side bar

Using Lion 10.7.1, iMac 2 Gig Intel core 2 duo, and am unable to highlight 3 files to take action such as highlight, move or delete. They do not belong in finder side bar. Here is a screen shot.
file://localhost/Users/dot333/Desktop/by%20default%202011-09-06%20at%2012.13.29% 20PM.jpg
One is a document folder, the other two are .jpg photos.
Suggestions are appreciated.
CEC

Thanks, here is the screenshot.
I am not able to highlight the 3 files starting with a folder named David Carstensen plus the 2 files 0211111 . . .
Apparantly they came from an email, Apple Mail, and were dropped by mistake.
Don, thanks for the heads up.
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