The problem was that I had tried to set python3.2.3 as my default. That broke the menu button. I've rolled back my changes and menu button has reappeared.
bug report: The panel encountered a problem while loading "OAFIID:MATE_mintMenu". Linux Mint 13
Cannot add MATE Menu to panel.
bug
The panel encountered a problem while loading "OAFIID:MATE_mintMenu".
see post here:
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic...
and video
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