Clinton makes first upstate trip since campaign

SYRACUSE - Fresh off her historic run for the White House, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton was back on the job in upstate New York Wednesday, talking about weather-beaten apples, green power and her state's downtrodden economy.

Along the way, crowds greeted her with standing ovations and chants of “Hillary! Hillary!”

“We find her inspiring,” said Sister Joan Sauro of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Syracuse, who was carrying a 2000 Clinton for Senate campaign poster that Clinton had just signed. “What they say about her grace and grit is true. I'm heartbroken that she pulled out of the race ... but that means we in New York have her back.”