Candidate with bill for child support released

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Richard Lank, a Democratic candidate for Congress, was released from jail Monday after being held for not going to a hearing on nearly $40,000 he owed in child support.

“I did take the responsibility as soon as I learned there was such a problem,” said Lank, who aims to unseat Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, a Republican whose district includes parts of Carroll, Harford andBaltimore counties.

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