Safari/Firefox trouble

Every time I try loading Pandora radio, Safari and Firefox hang, then I have to Force Quit them. I was doing some Google research and I tried the "corrupted plist file" solution but Pandora still doesn't load and the browsers continue to hang. The problem started when I was on another site just today, and I am lost as to what to do next. I want to uninstall/install both browsers, but I don't know how to back-up my bookmarks.
Also, I'm not sure if it should have anything to do with it, but I only have 1.2 GB of 111.47 GB free. Hope someone out there can help me.
Date/Time: 2009-12-16 22:49:14 -0800
OS Version: 10.5.8 (Build 9L30)
Architecture: i386
Report Version: 4
Command: Safari
Path: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari
Version: 4.0.4 (5531.21.10)
Build Version: 1
Project Name: WebBrowser
Source Version: 55312110
Parent: launchd [117]
PID: 2989
Event: hang
Time: 5.09s
Steps: 26

The Pandora URL is www.pandora.com. I went to the site again where I initially noticed the problem and the browsers hang again (both of them). The URL for that site is www.thelifefiles.com.
I updated my flash player, but the problem persists.
Date/Time: 2009-12-16 23:41:12 -0800
OS Version: 10.5.8 (Build 9L30)
Architecture: i386
Report Version: 4
Command: Firefox
Path: /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin
Version: 3.5.5 (3.5.5)
Parent: launchd [117]
PID: 3107
Event: hang
Time: 6.76s
Steps: 42
I'm thinking it most likely has to do with memory available. I'm not too savvy on this area. Is there a program/app that lists files that have not been used or receommends what files to get rid of?
Edit: I will reboot my computer and post an update in the morning.
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