This example shows one of the problems involved with electronic payments that were outlined today by Snyder and other financial service experts before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

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Putting aside the slayer statute for a moment, this story shows a good example of what can happen when someone dies without a will.

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Another particular example that shows how knotty this is, is that much of what is coming out of the ground in Eagle Ford is pentane.

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This one, for example, from the OECD, shows how a composite of leading indicators - the red line - often move about six months before another measure of real economic activity.

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