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R.I.’s recession shows signs of easing

Matt Vota paid for a PlayStation 3 at a Best Buy in Warwick, R.I. Economists say the state’s recession may be nearing an end. Matt Vota paid for a PlayStation 3 at a Best Buy in Warwick, R.I. Economists say the state’s recession may be nearing an end. (Ryan Conaty/Bloomberg News/File 2006)
By Associated Press
August 17, 2009

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PAWTUCKET, R.I. - Sarah Robillard spent this day like many other days: pushing her 4-month-old daughter’s stroller around town in the drizzling rain, looking for a job. She’s been out of work for a year, and her husband, Christopher, has worked sporadically for months. They are $500 behind on rent. (Full article: 405 words)

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