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WASHINGTON – ChoicePoint’s (search) chief executive apologized Tuesday to 145,000 customers exposed to identity theft, but he had difficulty convincing some lawmakers the company was doing enough to resolve the problem. Derek Smith’s testimony before a House Energy and Commerce Committee (search) panel was the first congressional appearance by a …

WATERBURY, Conn. – A woman and her daughter allegedly tried to sneak a clip loaded with .40-caliber handgun bullets to a sexual assault defendant at a courthouse lockup Wednesday, state police said. Lynda Schoon-Lang (search), 60, and her 28-year-old daughter, Zsakieta, allegedly hid the clip in a pair of sneakers …

WASHINGTON – Rep. Albert Wynn (search) said the “527” committees that flourished during the 2004 presidential campaign lacked “transparency, accountability and diversity,” and he wants to do something about it. But instead of reining in the 527s, the Maryland Democrat said he will introduce legislation that would remove limits on …