"The change of beneficiary has no cost, " she says.

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With Mr Yushchenko gone and the opposition split, the Kremlin and Russian big business look set to be the biggest beneficiary of the change.

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In a statement after the verdict, NHF President Houk denied liability and disputed that advisers to the Mancillas family were unaware of the IRS ruling and the beneficiary change.

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