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She challenged an economic theory that said people would inevitably overuse shared resources.

In 13 years of colorful, often demagogic rule, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has run his country like a game show host with daily TV appearances. Then cancer struck, forcing Chavez to scale back. Now, he has reappeared, but his countrymen are wondering just how sick Chavez is as he prepares to run for re-election in October.

Inspired by "hedginess," one of our commenters coined some financial terms of his own.

Dimon will say "sorry," but will also say that the bank's $2 billion loss should be kept in "perspective."

The federal government promised almost 30 years ago to find a place to bury nuclear waste from power plants. It hasn't. So 70,000 tons of waste is piling up at power plants around the country, and a federal appeals court has told the government it needs to prove the temporary solution is truly safe.

Spain's plan to combine small banks didn't go so well. The man who helped make it happen explains.

Burger King recently added smoothies and more wraps and salads to its menus. Its latest creation doesn't seem to fit the trend: a bacon sundae. The food chain claims the concoction of vanilla soft serve, fudge, caramel, bacon crumbles — oh, and a strip of bacon — weighs in at a whopping 510 calories.

The opening ceremony of the London Olympics will be something of a departure from director Danny Boyle's other productions, like the colorful and gritty Slumdog Millionaire. On Tuesday he unveiled his design for the big Olympics opener. His vision of rural Britain includes giant maypoles, live grass, ploughs, sheep and, of course, clouds — which Boyle promises will really rain.

Ron Barber, a former aide to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, will serve the remaining seven months of her term. Republicans tried to tie him to President Obama's policies. Barber painted his Tea Party-supported opponent as "extreme."

The bill covers everything from farm subsidies and crop insurance to forestry, food stamps and school lunches.