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Amy Klobuchar: “We didn't know that we were in Mecca for wine.”

On the recordMay 26, 2009
We didn't know that we were in Mecca for wine.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Klobuchar humorously remarks on Minnesota's wine tourism potential.

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