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A customer glances at a McDonalds' banner menu showing a burger accompanied by arepas or corn cakes, instead of fries, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. McDonald’s franchises in Venezuela have run out of potatoes and are now serving South American alternatives like deep-fried arepas or yuca, a starchy tuberous root. The franchisers are blaming a contract dispute with West Coast dock workers for halting the export of frozen fries to the country. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. Venezuela's socialist government Tuesday confirmed the economy fell into a deep recession this year but blamed the slump on opponents trying to sabotage activity in the oil-rich nation. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) **FILE**

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Crude prices have plunged by 25 percent since June, making it painful or uneconomic for producers in Russia, Venezuela and Iran, for the pioneering shale oil drillers in America's heartland and for Canada's oil sands extractors. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Hugo Carvajal is Venezuela's former head of military intelligence. (Image: YouTube)

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Illustration on dangers from Venezuela by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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E. J. Viso, of Venezuela, prepares to drive during practice for the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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E. J. Viso, of Venezuela, jumps over the pit wall during practice for Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)