Banners hang on the wall of the General Motors Pontiac Assembly plant in Pontiac, Michigan April 26, 2009. General Motors Corp announced a new restructuring plan on Monday that includes aggressive debt reductions, plant closures and job cuts. GM announced it will be cutting 21,000 more factory jobs by 2010 and phasing out the Pontiac brand. GM faces a deadline of June 1 to achieve the sweeping restructuring. Without the cost-cutting deals, GM said it expected to file for bankruptcy. Picture taken April 26. Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

Banners hang on the wall of the General Motors Pontiac Assembly plant in Pontiac, Michigan April 26, 2009. General Motors Corp announced a new restructuring plan on Monday that includes aggressive debt reductions, plant closures and job cuts. GM announced it will be cutting 21,000 more factory jobs by 2010 and phasing out the Pontiac brand. GM faces a deadline of June 1 to achieve the sweeping restructuring. Without the cost-cutting deals, GM said it expected to file for bankruptcy. Picture taken April 26.

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  1. Security cameras are seen as Royal Canadian Mounted Police boats patrol in the background near the Canada Hockey Place (GM Place), official venue of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics hockey games, in Vancouver, British Columbia, February 9, 2010.
  2. Security cameras are seen as Royal Canadian Mounted Police boats patrol in the background near the Canada Hockey Place (GM Place), official venue of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics hockey games, in Vancouver, British Columbia, February 9, 2010.
  3. Montreal Canadiens Bob Gainey leaves a news conference announcing his stepping down as general manager of the NHL hockey team in Montreal February 8, 2010. Gainey will remain with the organization as special advisor to the newly appointed GM.
  4. Pierre Gauthier, newly named general manager of the Montreal Canadiens smiles during a news conference to announce his appointment in Montreal, February 8, 2010.
  5. Bob Gainey, former general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, looks down during a news conference to announce the new general manager in Montreal, February 8, 2010.
  6. Montreal Canadiens President Pierre Boivin (L) smiles over at newly named general manager Pierre Gauthier as he answers questions from the media during a news conference in Montreal, February 8, 2010.
  7. Bob Gainey (L), former general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, listens to questions from the media during a news conference in which Montreal Canadiens President Pierre Boivin (C) announced the appointment of Pierre Gauthier (R) as the new general manager and executive vice-president of the NHL club, in Montreal February 8, 2010. Gainey will remain with the organization as special advisor to the general manager.
  8. Bob Gainey (L), former general manager of the Montreal Canadiens shakes hands with the newly named general manager Pierre Gauthier during a news conference in Montreal, February 8, 2010.
  9. Montreal Canadiens president Pierre Boivin (R) looks on as Bob Gainey (L), shakes hands with newly named general manager Pierre Gauthier (C) during a news conference in Montreal, February 8, 2010. Gainey will remain with the organization as special advisor to the general manager.
  10. Bob Gainey, left, listens to Montreal Canadiens president Pierre Boivin, center, speak at a news conference in Montreal, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, announcing Gainey's departure as general manager of the NHL hockey team and the appointment of Pierre Gauthier, right, as the new GM of the hockey club.
  11. Bob Gainey listens to Montreal Canadiens' president Pierre Boivin, center, speak at a news conference in Montreal, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, announcing Gainey's departure as general manager of the NHL hockey team and the appointment of Pierre Gauthier as the new GM of the hockey club.
  12. Bob Gainey, left, shakes the hand of incoming Montreal Canadiens' executive vice-president and general manager Pierre Gauthier at a news conference in Montreal, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Gainey announced his retirement as GM of the Canadiens.
  13. GM Place, which is the venue for hockey, stands in the background as security cameras are seen in the foreground at the Athletes Village in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. The Winter Olympics begin Feb. 12.
  14. Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police guard the waters of False Creek by boat near the Athletes' Village and GM Place, background, in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. The Winter Olympics begin Feb. 12, 2010.
  15. Police officers guard the waters of False Creek by boat near the Athletes' Village and GM Place in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. The Olympic Games begin Feb. 12.
  16. 2010 GMC Sierra pickups are shown on a dealership lot in Center Line, Mich., Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. General Motors said Tuesday, its sales in January rose 14 percent from the same month a year earlier on higher fleet and crossover sales. GM was also helped by a major recall at competitor Toyota.

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  1. Nick Reilly (L) CEO of General Motors' subsidiary carmaker company Opel speaks with Volker Hoff after a news conference in Frankfurt February 9, 2010. General Motors unit Opel has asked Germany for 1.5 billion euros ($2.05 billion) state aid to help fund a restructuring plan including an 11 billion euro investment and sweeping job cuts in a drive to break even by next year.
  2. Nick Reilly, CEO of General Motors' subsidiary carmaker company Opel addresses a news conference in Frankfurt February 9, 2010. General Motors unit Opel has asked Germany for 1.5 billion euros ($2.05 billion) state aid to help fund a restructuring plan including an 11 billion euro investment and sweeping job cuts in a drive to break even by next year.
  3. Nick Reilly, CEO of General Motors' subsidiary carmaker company Opel addresses a news conference in Frankfurt February 9, 2010. General Motors unit Opel has asked Germany for 1.5 billion euros ($2.05 billion) state aid to help fund a restructuring plan including an 11 billion euro investment and sweeping job cuts in a drive to break even by next year.
  4. Nick Reilly, CEO of General Motors' subsidiary carmaker company Opel addresses a news conference in Frankfurt February 9, 2010. General Motors unit Opel has asked Germany for 1.5 billion euros ($2.05 billion) state aid to help fund a restructuring plan including an 11 billion euro investment and sweeping job cuts in a drive to break even by next year.
  5. Nick Reilly, CEO of General Motors' subsidiary carmaker company Opel addresses a news conference in Frankfurt February 9, 2010. General Motors unit Opel has asked Germany for 1.5 billion euros ($2.05 billion) state aid to help fund a restructuring plan including an 11 billion euro investment and sweeping job cuts in a drive to break even by next year.
  6. Nick Reilly, CEO of General Motors' subsidiary carmaker company Opel leaves a news conference in Frankfurt February 9, 2010. General Motors unit Opel has asked Germany for 1.5 billion euros ($2.05 billion) state aid to help fund a restructuring plan including an 11 billion euro investment and sweeping job cuts in a drive to break even by next year.
  7. Nick Reilly, CEO of General Motors' subsidiary carmaker company Opel attends a news conference in Frankfurt February 9, 2010. General Motors unit Opel has asked Germany for 1.5 billion euros ($2.05 billion) state aid to help fund a restructuring plan including an 11 billion euro investment and sweeping job cuts in a drive to break even by next year.
  8. Nick Reilly, CEO of General Motors' subsidiary carmaker company Opel answeres journalists questions after a news conference in Frankfurt February 9, 2010. General Motors unit Opel has asked Germany for 1.5 billion euros ($2.05 billion) state aid to help fund a restructuring plan including an 11 billion euro investment and sweeping job cuts in a drive to break even by next year.
  9. Nick Reilly, CEO of General Motors' subsidiary carmaker company Opel answeres journalists questions after a news conference in Frankfurt February 9, 2010. General Motors unit Opel has asked Germany for 1.5 billion euros ($2.05 billion) state aid to help fund a restructuring plan including an 11 billion euro investment and sweeping job cuts in a drive to break even by next year.
  10. Nick Reilly, CEO of General Motors' subsidiary carmaker company Opel answeres journalists questions after a news conference in Frankfurt February 9, 2010. General Motors unit Opel has asked Germany for 1.5 billion euros ($2.05 billion) state aid to help fund a restructuring plan including an 11 billion euro investment and sweeping job cuts in a drive to break even by next year.
  11. Nick Reilly, CEO of General Motors' subsidiary carmaker company Opel arrives for a news conference in Frankfurt February 9, 2010. General Motors unit Opel has asked Germany for 1.5 billion euros ($2.05 billion) state aid to. help fund a restructuring plan including an 11 billion euro investment and sweeping job cuts in a drive to break even by next year.
  12. Nick Reilly, CEO of General Motors' subsidiary carmaker company Opel arrives for a news conference in Frankfurt February 9, 2010. General Motors unit Opel has asked Germany for 1.5 billion euros ($2.05 billion) state aid to. help fund a restructuring plan including an 11 billion euro investment and sweeping job cuts in a drive to break even by next year.
  13. Nick Reilly, CEO of General Motors' subsidiary carmaker company Opel arrives for a news conference in Frankfurt February 9, 2010. General Motors unit Opel has asked Germany for 1.5 billion euros ($2.05 billion) state aid to. help fund a restructuring plan including an 11 billion euro investment and sweeping job cuts in a drive to break even by next year.
  14. Nick Reilly, head of General Motors' subsidiary company Opel attends a meeting in Niedernhausen near Wiesbaden February 1, 2010. Reilly, the European Trade Unions and the European Employee Forum (EEF) met to discuss labour and capacity cuts across GM's European sites.
  15. Nick Reilly, head of General Motors' subsidiary company Opel leaves a meeting in Niedernhausen near Wiesbaden February 1, 2010. Reilly, the European Trade Unions and the European Employee Forum (EEF) met to discuss labour and capacity cuts across GM's European sites.
  16. General Motors Vice Chairman Tom Stephens (L) and U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) are pictured with a cut-away version of an electric motor in Baltimore, Maryland, January 26, 2010. The rear-drive electric motors are a core technology for hybrids and electric vehicles. Stephens announced on Tuesday that GM will invest $246 million in electric motors and hybrid components, creating 200 jobs at the Baltimore Transmission plant.

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  6. Priyanka Sharma, 5, passes a stack of used plastic containers, scavenged from a nearby political rally, to her sister Priya, left, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Priyanka's family engages in scavenging plastic for recycling, earning less than a dollar a day. Government and aid groups' efforts to help children are overwhelmed by the staggering poverty and the dislocation of millions of rural villagers who flood the cities in search of jobs, with some as young as 3 and clutching baby siblings working the traffic-clogged streets begging for money.
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  10. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 10: An employee of German truck manufacturer MAN cleans a brandnew truck at the production line on February 10, 2010 in Munich, Germany.
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