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U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton Will spend much of the next several days in the Finger Lakes region. Clinton will be in Penn Yan Wednesday morning to announce the expansion of a small business initiative in Yates County. From there, she'll head to Canandaigua for a Farmer's Day celebration at the Wine and Culinary Center. Wednesday night, Senator Clinton will deliver the keynote address at a reception at the Ventosa Winery in Geneva with Democrats from Ontario, Seneca, Yates, and Wayne Counties. Thursday, Clinton will discuss enhancing economic development opportunities along the Erie Canal at a stop in Palmyra before heading...

DUNDEE - New Yorkers getting acquainted with New Yorkers. That's the purpose of a one-day tour of the Finger Lakes wine region, which will be hosted by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and the New York State Wine & Grape Foundation Tuesday. The event is meant to spotlight New York state's world-class food and wine. "We're very excited and appreciative that Senator Clinton has really taken New York agriculture on, including New York wine and grapes, as a cause," said Jim Trezise, president of the New York State Wine & Grape Foundation. "She believes in the agriculture industry and in our...