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A car burns as workers block the main gate of the Ford plant in Genk, Belgium, on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Ford Motor Co. announced Wednesday it planned to close a car plant in eastern Belgium — one of its main European factories — by the end of 2014, a move that would result in 4,500 direct job losses and 5,000 more among subcontractors. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

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A security guard locks a gate at the Ford Transit Assembly Plant in Southampton, England, after workers were told on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, that the plant will close, with the loss of up to 1,500 jobs. (AP Photo/Press Association, Chris Ison)

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have hired John Davidson to be their president of hockey operations. (AP Photo/Kyle Ericson)

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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 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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Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo addresses the media in his office in Brussels on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, on the announced closure of the Belgian Ford factory. The planned closure at the end of 2014 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)