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May 19, 2013 | 08:50 AM
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Venezuela Food Shortages

  A bakery worker stand behind of a nearly empty display case in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Venezuelans have been coping with sporadic shortages of foods ranging from cooking oil to sugar, and lately a dearth of flour is preventing some bakeries from making bread. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A bakery worker stand behind of a nearly empty display case in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Venezuelans have been coping with sporadic shortages of foods ranging from cooking oil to sugar, and lately a dearth of flour is preventing some bakeries from making bread. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)