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Buffett to buy Burlington Northern in $34 billion deal

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc has struck a deal to buy the rest of railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp for $26 billion, Buffett's biggest acquisition ever.

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