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Dollars trickle into Venezuela's economy after first sales of country's oil by U.S.

The first sales of Venezuelan oil by the U.S. seem to have stabilized prices for now, but there are many questions about the long-term viability of U.S. control of the Venezuelan economy.

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Carrie Kahn is NPR's International Correspondent based in Mexico City, Mexico. She covers Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America. Kahn's reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning news programs including All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Weekend Edition, and on NPR.org.

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