FF 3.6.8 hangs until I move the cursor

Just upgraded to 3.6.8. Now, when clicking on a link, FF does not respond until I move the cursor away from the link. This happens every time I click on a link or a menu item within FF. Usually I need to move the cursor out of the FF main window into the menu area or switch to another program to get FF to load the new link.
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened

Delete ''downloads.sqlite'' (plus ''downloads.rdf'', if it exists) in the [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Profile Folder]
See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_save_or_download_files#Manually_delete_download_history
You can also try "Reset all user preferences to Firefox defaults" on the [[Safe mode]] start window
See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Resetting_preferences

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