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A Maryland lawmaker is calling for a summit to evaluate the utility rate increases due later this week and has filed legislation to re-regulate the state's energy industry. Delegate Patrick L. McDonough, Baltimore County Republican, said yesterday that he will ask fellow lawmakers to return to Annapolis to review Maryland energy laws, while Baltimore Gas and Electric customers prepare for a 50 percent rate increase due Friday. "I would like to do this as soon as possible," he said. "This is where you sacrifice, this is where you're a public servant. There's been a lack of leadership on this issue...