HT204053 I have two Apple ID's, can I transfer purchases from one to the other

I Created an Apple ID when I purchased the original Iphone, after I purchased a Macbook a year later and purchased mobile me, It prompted me to create a mobile me ID.(I did not realize at the time I created a second ID, over the years somehow I logged into Itunes with one ID or the other, and made purchases on both. Now I want to merge the two ID's but cant. but is there a way to transfer ownership of apps and songs from one ID to the other?

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