website pages won't load

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Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

web pages continue load with no progress

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue May 4 08:36:04 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic i686

[[e-mail] (hammster5000)]

yahoo seems to load ok because i can email you...but when i try to go to a website from the bookmarks tab it loads and loads and never quite finishes. On Facebook , for example , there is always a small section of the blue 'load progress' (?) bar that never fills in. Page continues to try to load but never finishes or tells me 'could not connect, try later'.
 I'm not computer literate...I turn on the computer and it either works or it doesn't. It took me 20 mins to try to get here to report a problem so whomever responds to this please use laymans terms. Thank You !

[[e-mail] (hammster5000)]

it also seems that my Ubuntu opening page won't load...8.40 (hardy heron)...continues to try but never finishes.Please help....the whole family uses the computer throughout the day for emails , games , news , weather, and homework. Thank you again for your time.