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    Buffett Comments on Burlington Northern Acquisition

    Published on November 3, 2009

    The CNBC video shown below discusses Berkshire Hathaway’s acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe.  The segment below contains a great deal of commentary regarding the deal.  For Mr. Buffett’s comments, forward to 4:07 on the video.

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    Buffett Comments on Burlington Northern Acquisition

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