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Andrea Panciera: February 2008 Archives


Photo: Reed tours textile maker for military

5:47 PM Tue, Feb 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

Journal photo / Bob Thayer U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, second from right, today tours North East Knitting in Pawtucket, a maker of textiles for the U.S. military. The Rhode Island Democrat, who sits on the Senate Armed Services and......

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Bradford Dyeing Association to lay off more workers

3:51 PM Tue, Feb 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

WESTERLY -- The owner of a textile-finishing mill that is one of the Westerly area's largest employers says he'll lay off about a third of the mill's work force because of problems reaching a deal with his union on work......

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Super Bowl XLII could be most watched ever

11:17 AM Mon, Feb 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

NEW YORK -- Very preliminary findings from 49 of the nation's biggest markets showed that ratings for this year's Super Bowl, with the New York Giants' thrilling win over the New England Patriots, were up 6 percent over last year's......

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Monday-morning quarterbacking those Super Bowl ads

9:30 AM Mon, Feb 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

While this Super Bowl watcher found the game much more gripping than the much-vaunted ads, some at least verged on entertaining. Two of the most talked-about commercials, according to the Associated Press this morning, were the spots for Tide and......

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