HT1386 iPhone 4 iOS 5.1.1 Mac OS 10.8 apps won't sync upon restore

Everytime I restore my iPhone 4 I can not sync apps to it. I am running ios 5.1.1, max os 10.8, and am on ATT network. No matter what I do I can not get the iphone to sync apps from itunes. I backed up, transfered apps, authorized the computer, deleted and redownloaded apps, and NOTHING works.
What is going on with this?! I've searched everywhere for help

I don't have this in front of me right now, but as I recall, when your iPhone is plugged in to iTunes, you can click on the iPhone's icon on the left, then click on the Apps tab near the top right, and then choose your Sync Apps option. Have you done that already? And do all your apps appear in iTunes?

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