Why can't I download past purchases?

I have a lot of songs that I purchased on ny old Mac.  I have "authorized" my new one, but still can't get those songs downloaded on my new Macbook.  Any suggestions?

Make sure you are using the same Apple ID used for the original purchase...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

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