Unable to Rename Events in iPhoto

I have tried everything to rename events in iPhoto, nothing works. When you click on the event name, it switches to what looks to be an "editable name" view as you would expect. However, typing does not change the text, and I am unable to select the existing text with my mouse. I assumed this would be a bug quickly fixed, but I downloaded the latest iPhoto update (from 8/29/2007), and this bug is not fixed.
I will try to add a screenshot of the problem later when I am back at home on the iMac.

The fonts are likely corrupted.
Follow the steps in this Apple tech article-- iMac (Mid 2007): Some fonts may appear incorrectly rendered

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Give this basic troubleshooting fix a try:
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OT

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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306305
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OT

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Hayley
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