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    Burger King to Buy Canadian Coffee Chain Tim Hortons

    Burger King, based in Miami, has announced a merger with Tom Horton’s doughnuts and coffee chain, based in Canada. It’s worth $11.4 billion—with Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway providing $3 billion as part of the deal. Is it really all about avoiding American taxes?

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 27, 2014 • 1 min read

    Burger King, based in Miami, has announced a merger with Tom Horton’s doughnuts and coffee chain, based in Canada. It’s worth $11.4 billion—with Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway providing $3 billion as part of the deal. Is it really all about avoiding American taxes? Devin Leonard wrote a recent cover story about Burger King's CEO for Bloomberg Businessweek.

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      Warren Olney

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      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Bloomberg Businessweek

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    The Islamic State and America's War on Terror
    1. 1:16Afghan Recount Audit
    2. 8:06The Return of the Jihadi and Rethinking Our Failed War on Terror
    3. 44:11Burger King to Buy Canadian Coffee Chain Tim HortonsYou’re reading this
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