Firefox hangs after initial run after install.

Been using Firefox forever. All of a sudden it starts hanging 5 seconds after it loads. If I uninstall Firefox then re-install it works perfectly for as long as needed. After I close the application then re-open it freezes every time.
Tried restore, safemode, etc. Repeatable failure every single time.
Any ideas?

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