Itunes/Apple ID disruption

Hello,
The other day, after years of smooth logins, I suddenly was asked for my Apple ID which had never changed. It would not accept the password and, because I was in a hurry to download a song, I changed the Apple ID. It was accepted but days later, after having to change the ID 8 times, iTunes stilll won't let me log in with any ID I create (though all ID changes were accepted). Something's corrupted, somewhere. What do I do next?
Al
iTunes 11.0.3
Mac OS 10.8.3

iTunes interrupted...
After years of smooth logins, I've been getting only intermittent access into the iTunes Store since I foolhardily ventured into the parallel universe known as iTunes 11. First of all, I lost my beloved Cover Flow which has been morphed into Cover Billboards (brilliantly engineered via whiteboard display of a donkey chasing a carrot on a stick). What is now occurring on a seemingly random basis is this: One day iTunes is fine, the next day I get stuck in what I affectionately call an "Infinite Loop" with a remarkably similar glitch (like the one you're trying to deal with) in which I am coerced into resetting my password each time I wish to access my privilege to make a purchase. Sometimes, however, that doesn't work either (even with Apple Tech support via telephone) and so I just go to a local store and buy what I wanted to get on iTunes.
I've discussed this with four user-friendly Apple Techs who - although they are diligently trying (which I sincerely appreciate) can't iron the aforementioned, pesky bug out of my otherwise near-flawless iMac/Snow Leopard experience. We're working on it together, however, and it's a sure bet that a fix is in the works... because Apple needs to actually let people sign into the iTunes Store to continue to make money.
Regards,
Michael

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