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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Melody Barnes

Melody Barnes stories: 2 news summaries
MAUREEN DOWD

 Obama Emerges 
 From White (Frat) House 

Now Dowd wants to play him at Scrabble

Oct 28, 09 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Turns out Tom Friedman played golf with President Obama last month—and fellow New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd isn't ashamed to admit she felt "a twinge of envy." Dowd's happy that Obama finally invited a woman to join him on the links this weekend, after catching heat... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • golf • sexism • Maureen Dowd • President • Geraldine Ferraro • Melody Barnes

girls allowed

 Obama's Golf Game Goes Coed 

Presidential foursome includes a woman for the first time

Oct 25, 09 4:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Within hours of a New York Times story spotlighting the West Wing's alleged "boys' club" atmosphere, President Obama played golf with a woman today for the first time since being sworn in. Melody Barnes, the White House chief domestic policy adviser, hit the links as part of Obama's foursome... More »

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golf • White House • domestic policy • Obama administration • President Obama • women's issues • Melody Barnes • Fort Belvoir

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