
CARACAS, VENEZUELA - DECEMBER 24: A child reaches out for a free toy as she and huge crowds of needy people gather anxiously to receive presents from Santa Claus which were donated by various local Caracas organizations December 24,2002 in Caracas, Venezuela. Business, labor and opposition political parties called a general strike December 2, 2002 to demand that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez resign or submit to early elections. The parties rejected the government's appeal for a truce during Christmas. The country is in the fourth week of the strike which continues to cripple Venezuela's vital oil industry. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)