White Balance Getting Changed on Import

I don't know when this started happening or if i accidentally changed something to make it start happening but it's driving me crazy.
When I import images from my Canon 5D the thumbnails look fine but as soon as i open one up the white balance changes and makes the image very warm. I notice that it has been changed to custom. If i select As Shot it snaps it back to the way it was shot and things look great.
Any ideas what might be causing this?
Thanks for the help.
Cris...

Read the FAQ first:
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3bc3d55a
Then check out the new camera matching profiles present in LR 2.2 and up: http://blogs.oreilly.com/lightroom/2008/12/adobes-camera-matching-profile.html

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