Try going to Google Account settings (https://accounts.google.com/b/0/IssuedAuthSubTokens) and revoking the access for any Ubuntu thing (I had 3 similar: twice Ubuntu and one Ubuntu desktop). After reboot grant access to Google account via Online Accounts. This worked for me.
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