Hope frozen in time

An ice sculpture at the Democratic victory party.
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The scene at the Democratic victory party site in downtown Seattle.

An ice sculpture at the Democratic victory party.

Here's a photo of the carved-from-ice "Hope Bar" at Democratic party headquarters at the Westin Hotel in Seattle. For eight bucks, partygoers can "taste the Victorini" — or what one fan here called an "Obama Martini." The "Victorini" is poured out of taps built into the ice sculpture.

  

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