Apps purchased under two accounts.. Can I make them all work under one?

So, I managed to get my purchased apps all transferred into iTunes. I ended up figuring out that I had purchased most of my apps under an older account I no longer use.
The problem is, if I switch to my new account in iTunes, when I try doing anything with the apps (such as updating them) I get an error. Is there no way to make these apps switch to my new account? Do I really have to switch back and forth between two accounts just to manage my apps and such?
One thing I figured out is I can re-download the apps and they are now under my new account. HOWEVER, it seems to charge me again for non-free apps.. I tried downloading a 99 cent app I had just to test and it did not prompt me saying I already owned it.. It must have charged me 99 cents and then downloaded it.
Also, I have some games with lots of saved data I do not want to lose.
Any thoughts?

You cannot.
Sorry.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HE68
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