Safari has become unstable.

Since upgrading to the Lion OS, Safari has becme unstable. It often fails (suddenly quits) when I attempt downloads from the internet. I did not have this problem when using Snow Leopard. Any suggestions?

Launch the Console application and look in "User Diagnostic Reports" for crash logs related to Safari. Select the most recent one and post the contents -- the text, please, not a screenshot.

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