Download All Free Updates Not Working

Over the past few days, I've noticed that the "Download All Free Updates" won't work in iTunes to get the latest versions of my Apps.  Usually, I can download them all individually without an issue but sometimes one gets "stuck" and even though it downloads, it still shows that an update is available.  When I click the "Download All Free Updates" button (or text), it does show activitiy with the iTunes store but the downloads never start.  Also, if I select "Check for available downloads", nothing happens either.  This is happening on both the new 10.4 version and the previous version.
Any ideas?

I'm not so sure this an iTunes or a server problem.  I noticed this exact problem for me last night before 10.4 was released.  And updating didn't change anything.
I seem to recall a similar problem a few months ago when I updated a specific app.  It turned that the app update was causing everyone problems and once it was deleted, the problem was gone.
So it may not be an iTunes specific problem, although it is lame that for all the scrutiny apps are supposed to get that they can't screen for update-crashing apps.
I'm not sure how to go about testing to see which of my recently updated apps may be causing this.

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