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airlines is merging with u.s. airways, creating the world s largest airline company; and warren buffett is buying h.j. heinz, the biggest food company acquisition ever. we ll have more on american in a moment, but we begin tonight with buffett and that surprising mega-food deal. the billionaire investor is teaming up with the billionaire owners of 3g capital to buy the ketchup maker for $28 billion. the private equity group and buffett s berkshire hathaway are paying $72.50 a share in cash. that s a 20% premium over heinz s closing price yesterday. ruben ramirez reports. reporter: the oracle of omaha now has a new title: ketchup king. for the first time, warren waomett, who s shifr ay working with private equity partners, is teaming up with 3g capital in a $28 billion deal close to $24 billion of that in cash and the assumption of $4 billion in debt to take h.j. heinz private. warren buffett is starting to get older at this point, and, in this case, he s having 3g handl
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doing real and permanent good in the world. the kohlberg foundation. independent production fund, with support from the partridge foundation, a john and polly guth charitable fund. the clements foundation. park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the herb alpert foundation, supporting organizations whose mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society. the bernard and audre rapoport foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org. anne gumowitz. the betsy and jesse fink foundation. the hkh foundation. barbara g. fleischman. and by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that s why we re your retirement company. welcome to a story that s been unfolding for nearly 40 years, but has gone largely untold, and that s the way the central characters w