Can I switch all my apple devices to one account ...

and still access songs, books or programs that were purchased with the abandoned accounts?
If I permanently switch accounts on all my apple devices (iPad, MacBook Pro, iPhone, iMac, 2 iPods, Apple TV, Airport Express) to align with one account for iTunes, Mobile me, Apple Store, iCloud, and so on will I still be able to use items (songs, programs, books....) that were purchased under a different or abandoned account?
I understand that for some good reason Apple will not consolidate accounts.

I have this same issue.  If you have had your Apple ID for a long time, there used to be a setting that indicated the frequency in which it would force a reset.  The switch to change that frequency is no longer part of the Apple ID management website.  I read online that calling Apple could help - that they would reset it for you.  I tried that a couple of months ago last time it happened. They told me that next time I should just put in the same password three times and it would all be over.  However, when I tried that tonight, it wouldn't accept a password which had been previously used.  Like you, I have a bunch of devices and an Apple TV - painful.

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