Mail 3.0 not syncing with Gmail IMAP

This morning Mail 3.0 stopped downloading new mail or updating with the server. I am getting new mail on my iPhone, and the iPhone does reflect Gmail - but Mail 3.0 does not.
Any ideas?

You may want to double check the settings as instructed [HERE|http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13275].
Axel F.

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