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Residents wait in line to enter a polling station to vote in front of a wall painting depicting late president Hugo Chavez during municipal elections in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. Venezuelans head to the polls to elect mayors and city councilors at a moment when the country's economic troubles have deepened, with inflation touching a two-decade high of 54 percent, and shortages of everything from toilet paper to milk spreading while the black market value of the currency plunges. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, center, is surrounded by lawmakers during an open session of parliament to submit next year's budget bill, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. Rouhani said Sunday that last month's nuclear deal with world powers has already boosted the country's economy, as he continues a push to convince skeptics of the benefits brought by the pact's partial sanctions relief. The proposed budget covers Iran's fiscal year that starts March 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Presidency Office, Rouzbeh Jadidoleslam)