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US-Venezuela oil deal promises a windfall. But, Venezuelans ask, for whom?

Schools, hospitals, infrastructure, and pensions have seen little investment in recent years.

US-Venezuela oil deal promises a windfall. But, Venezuelans ask, for whom?

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Schools, hospitals, infrastructure, and pensions have seen little investment in recent years.

Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves. But schools, hospitals, infrastructure, and pensions have seen little investment in recent years. Could a U.S. oil deal change that?

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Schools, hospitals, infrastructure, and pensions have seen little investment in recent years. Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves.

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Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves.

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