My macbook is keeps displaying a busy sign and won't let me do anything. Help!!

My macbook is not working correctly. It stays busy. When I restart it, it stays on a white screen until I press command "R" and it finally comes to the home screen. I can not get it to stop being busy. What do I do?

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6921

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