Firefox on linux mint won't load pages or takes forever to do so

Installed Linux Mint on my laptop. Came with Firefox. For a day or so it loaded pages quickly. Now it either takes forever or doesn't load them at all. I have a wireless connection with 5 bars (sitting within 3 feet of the N wireless router.) What's up? Tried running in safe mode. Made no difference. URL below is my home page but Firefox won't load or is sssssslow to load any page.

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Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
* Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
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* Close and restart Firefox after each change via "File > Exit" (Mac: "Firefox > Quit"; Linux: "File > Quit")
In Firefox 4 you can use one of these to start in <u>[[Safe mode]]</u>:
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* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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I still haven't resolved this problem. Here is some more information...
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I use linux mint 17, qiana. Cinnemon, 32-bit.
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Hello,
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Note: ''This will cause you to lose any Extensions, Open websites, and some Preferences.''
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Firefox on linux mint won't load pages or takes forever to do so

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