I just purchased my mac, I have two apple IDs and whenever I attempt to authorize my computer, it tells me that I have authorized it already.  When I then try to play the song, it asks for authorization again. Help!!??!?!

Is there any way to merge my two accounts and/or eliminate the oldest one so that I can access all of my purchased media in one place?  All of my software is up to date. 

See if there is any insight to your issue in this Support Article...
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1389

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