Thanks Keef ..
This was the last page I tried to access before I posted the msg. This is what actually prompted me to ask the Q ..
originally
http://news.ninemsn.com.au lead me to
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=3855 and got
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HTTP Error 403 - Forbidden
Internet Explorer
back! "ad.au.doubleclick.net" is what leads me to believe that I've got a gremlin!!
I should have easy access to this site as every pleb on a computer should be able to access msn ...