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Obama's ball: No room to dance, but a night to remember

Whoever coined the term "to the victor goes the spoils" did not have President Barack Obama's official inauguration party in mind.

They knocked on doors for him and helped him win re-election, but when Obama supporters put on their tuxedos and ball gowns to celebrate the start of his second term in office, they feasted on pretzels, peanuts and Cheez-its.

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