How do I link my Gmail accounts to Apple Mail?

I have a Macbook Pro running Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard). I have deleted/retried this numerous times, yet the application won't accept my passwords (and I know they're correct). Any help would be great. Thanks!!!

Routing gmail through Mail.app:
imap-http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=81379&topic=12814
pop-http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13275&topic=12810
More up-to-date advice here:
http://www.macworld.com/article/2033842/make-mail-and-gmail-play-nice.html#tk.nl _mwhelp

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Mail repeatedly asks for my password. In the account settings it does not save my password.
I've gotten the message that Mail cannot connect to Google imap server, but I do not believe this is a "timing" issue
Here's what I've tried:
Apple Side:
- Tried adding and deleting accounts several times within mail application
- tried using System Preferences > Mail/Contacts etc.
- Changed imap.gmail.com to imap.google.com
- changed to custom dedicated port for outgoing mail (587)
- closed and relaunched Mail
- Rebooted and safe rebooted computer
- set up and deleted accounts
- turned off gmail on phone and ipad
Google Side:
- Enabled IMAP
- Not using 2 step verification
- Checked Captcha

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5. The next screen will be the Outgoing mail, in the Outgoing mail server: box type: smtp.gmail.com, select authentication and put in your username and password for that account like you did on the prev step. Then press continue. Mail will again go out to that server and attempt a log in to very the information. If all goes well then mail will come back with an account summary window, you can then press continue.
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