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By Ryan Wilson - AOL NewsLast week the New York Times reported that President Barack Obama was criticized by women's advocates and liberal bloggers for hosting male-only pick-up basketball games. The Times continues:"The technical foul over the all-male game has become a nagging concern for a White House that has battled an impression dating to the presidential campaign that Mr. Obama's closest advisers form a boys' club and that he is too frequently in the company of only men - not just when playing sports, but also when making big decisions." Political firestorm averted, it seems. Or, at the very least, momentarily ...
Obama Golfs With Melody Barnes -- First Female to Join Him on Links
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyWe don't know if her drives were straight or her putts true, but Melody Barnes' round of golf Sunday was notable for at least one reason: She became the first woman to join President Obama's foursome since he took office. Barnes, Obama's chief domestic policy adviser, teed it up at the U.S. Army's Fort Belvoir course. It was the president's 24th round since his inauguration. ...
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