seemingly the most significant exodus from the besieged enclave since the Syrian offensive on rebels there ramped up on Feb.

went into government-funded bankruptcies.with some large factories yet to finish casting ballots.

would dramatically raise pay for autoworkers.Full-time temporary workers liked the large raises they received and the chance to get top union pay.2008 concessionsCiting the automakers strong profits.

and they wanted a bigger pension increase.the union accepted lower pay for new hires and gave up cost of living adjustments and general annual pay raises to help the automakers out of dire financial problems during the Great Recession.

Voting continues at Ford through early Saturday with only two large factories in the Detroit area and some smaller facilities left to be counted.

said the plant has a diverse group of workers from full- and part-time temporary hires to longtime assembly line employees.were less secretive than their ambassador -- Putin was the favorite.

Antonov said he wasnt talking about sanctions Sunday.Antonovs assertive tone on Sunday matched that of Russias Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov who said that Russia would expand its black list of American citizens who cant visit or do business in Russia.

Antonov said he has sent proposals to the Kremlin laying out options for retaliation.others posed for photos as they vast their vote