No longer backing up to Time Capsule

My TC is no longer backing up my iMac. When I open System Preferences the Time Machine is on and has the following data:
Available 30.7 MB of 463.8 GB
Oldest Backup: March 28,2008
Latest Backup March 23, 2009
The back up bar has been spinning for days.
I thought Time Machine would dump older backups and continue to backup current data. How do I get my TM to continue backing up?
Please explain in simple terms. I am a home user and not familiar with a lot of technical vocabulary.
Thanks you

Carola Delong wrote:
Is there a way I can erase what is store in Time Machine and start over?
Yes. To erase the TC HDD, open AirPort Utility. Under Disks, select Erase. All contents of the TC HDD will be lost. If you are using the TC HDD for other file storage, move them elsewhere.

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Can you take a screenshot of the actual error message and post it..
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Thanks Allan for your quick response to my amateur questions.
Allan:     I'm running version Mac OS X Version 10.6.8     PS Processor is 2.4 GHz Intel core 15
Memory 4 gb 1067   MHz DDr3 TN And @ 1983-2011 Apple Inc.
I just "Updated Software" as prompted.
Thanks for helping me!    - John Garrett
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