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Workers at the Ford plant in Genk, Belgium, react on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, after the European Ford management announced it would close the plant at the end of 2014 — a move that will result in 4,500 direct job losses and 5,000 more among subcontractors. (Associated Press)

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Workers at the Ford plant in Genk, Belgium, react on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, after the European Ford management announced it will close the plant at the end of 2014 — a move that will result in 4,500 direct job losses and 5,000 more among subcontractors. (Associated Press)

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Workers embrace at the Ford plant in Genk, Belgium, on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, after the European Ford management announced it will close the plant at the end of 2014 — a move that will result in 4,500 direct job losses and 5,000 more among subcontractors. (Associated Press)

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Workers at the Ford plant in Genk, Belgium, react on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, after the European Ford management announced it will close the plant at the end of 2014 — a move that will result in 4,500 direct job losses and 5,000 more among subcontractors. (Associated Press)

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Workers at the Ford plant in Genk, Belgium, react on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, after the European Ford management announced it will close the plant at the end of 2014 — a move that will result in 4,500 direct job losses and 5,000 more among subcontractors. (Associated Press)

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A worker (center) at the Ford plant in Genk, Belgium, smashes a plaque containing the company's mission statement with a shovel while another worker looks on, on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, in front of the factory. The European Ford management announced it will close the plant at the end of 2014 — a move that will result in 4,500 direct job losses and 5,000 more among subcontractors. (Associated Press)

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A worker at the Ford plant in Genk, Belgium, reacts on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, after the European Ford management announced it will close the plant at the end of 2014 — a move that will result in 4,500 direct job losses and 5,000 more among subcontractors. (Associated Press)

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A worker at the Ford plant in Genk, Belgium, reacts on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, after the European Ford management announced it would close the plant at the end of 2014 — a move that will result in 4,500 direct job losses and 5,000 more among subcontractors. (Associated Press)

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President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn to the White House from Marine One, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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**FILE** A pumping unit sucks oil from the ground near Greensburg, Kan., on March 6, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Workers gather to remove broken glass and debris at a clothing shop damaged in a car bomb attack that killed Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan in the Achrafieh district of Beirut on Oct. 23, 2012. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Black smoke rises from a burning house in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Oct. 22, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Going into Monday night’s third and final presidential debate, Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney and President Obama had not been asked about several issues that whoever wins the presidency will face. Advocates are concerned that climate change, gay rights and Supreme Court nominations have not been addressed. (Associated Press)

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Darlene Derosier, 43, a Muslim convert since the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, posts a sign explaining Islamic cleansing rituals for prayer at the Al-Fattah Mosque in Gressier. The tradition of constant washing, she said, helps Muslims avoid cholera. (Associated Press)

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This 1969 illustration by Charles Bittinger showing Earth from outer space is among the works the National Geographic Society will be auctioning at Christie’s. The auction of 240 photos and illustrations in December, the first by the society, is expected to bring $3 million. (National Geographic via Associated Press)

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Darlene Derosier, 43, a Muslim convert since the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, posts a sign explaining Islamic cleansing rituals for prayer at the Al-Fattah Mosque in Gressier. The tradition of constant washing, she said, helps Muslims avoid cholera.