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Venezuela's Troubles Put U.S. Heating Oil Charity in Limbo

Venezuela's economic turmoil has placed in limbo that country's participation in a free heating oil program run by a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that has helped hundreds of thousands of people.
Joseph P. Kennedy II, Joe Kennedy
Jan. 7, 2009-Joseph P. Kennedy II, Citizens Energy Corporation Chairman and President speaks during a news conference in Boston.Bizuayehu Tesfaye / AP
/ Source: The Associated Press
Image: Nicolas Maduro
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at a meeting with governors Tuesday in Caracas.Reuters