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Rock And A Hard Place: What To Do With Concordia

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Technician Andera Faccioli positioned a laser-equipped device to determine whether the Costa Concordia has shifted position off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy.

By Scott Neuman

What do you do with a 1,000-foot wreck that's full of fuel and half-submerged on a rocky ledge in the middle of an Italian marine sanctuary? Remove it. Very carefully.

The wreck of the cruise liner Costa Concordia, which ran aground last week, is not unlike a car accident. The first order of business is determining whether it's worth repairing or it gets junked. Then there are the questions of how best to go about it – and who pays.

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Thu January 19, 2012

Obama's First 2012 TV Ad Defends Energy Record, Dings Koch Bros

By Frank James

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Thu January 19, 2012

Fox International Finds That Not Everyone Wants To Buy What Hollywood Sells

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Stephanie Sigman as Laura, a beauty queen drawn into a Mexican drug gang, in the film Miss Bala.

By Neda Ulaby

Originally published on Thu January 19, 2012 9:16 pm

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Remember that movie Sarah's Key? Did you miss it? It was last year's highest grossing foreign-language film, but it made less than eight million dollars. The fact is that selling foreign language films to U.S. audiences is a notorious challenge. Nevertheless, Fox, one of the world's most powerful media conglomerates, is beefing up its investment in foreign films.

2:43 pm

Thu January 19, 2012

In Malaysia, Student Challenges Limits On Politics

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Student activist Adam Adli addresses protesters outside Malaysia's high court in Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 9. The crowd was awaiting a verdict in the trial of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who was acquitted on charges of sodomy shortly afterward. Adam is leading the fight to abolish a decades-old law that bans college students from joining or speaking in support of political parties.

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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (center), accompanied by his wife, Wan Azizah (center right), speaks to his supporters in Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 9 after his acquittal. Anwar is a former student activist — and many say Adam is feared by the government as much as Anwar was.

By Anthony Kuhn

Originally published on Thu January 19, 2012 9:16 pm

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In Asia's modern history, college students have played a leading role in pushing for political reform and challenging authoritarian regimes.

Adam Adli is one of these student activists, and is becoming a prominent political figure as he fights to abolish a 40-year-old law that bars college students in the prosperous Southeast Asian country from participating in politics.

The 22-year-old was among the crowd of thousands chanting "reformasi," or reform, outside Malaysia's high court in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, on Jan. 9.

2:32 pm

Thu January 19, 2012

Last GOP Debate Before S.C. Primary Could Produce Political Fireworks

By Frank James

If there's ever been a presidential debate with as much news happening in the hours leading up to the event, it's hard to remember when.

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Thu January 19, 2012