Search using Google engine is badly broken

Starting just an hour or so ago, I am unable to use the search window on the right to get results when Google is selected as the search engine.
I type in a search term and I am directed to a blank google search page. I have to type in the search term again, then I see a list of "hits". But when
I click on one of these hits I am not directed to the URL displayed.
I have quit out of Safari and relaunched. I have rebooted my Mac. Neither changes the problem...
This is a Google problem: I have the same symptoms when I use Safari on Windows XP. When I switch the search engine to Bing, the problems go away, for both platforms
Has Google been hacked? Is this a Google attack on Safari?
How can I enter GoGoDuck as a search engine choice?
[Safari 5.1.2]

The problem has gone away on MacOS. Presumably Google fixed this problem.
BUT it is still there on Windoze XP

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Thanks dmcritchie,
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I use google in the search bar..where you get to pick which search engine you want.When I enter a search term a get a google 404 error. All other serch engines work. Help! Thanks

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