Firefox crashes when I "show all bookmarks"

When I click "show all bookmarks" and then select uncategorized bookmarks, firefox locks up and eventually crashes with the Library window open.
This seems to happen every time. I'm using Firefox 5.0. I also tried in safe mode and the same result.

A possible cause is a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox

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