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Will the Augusta National Golf Club - Master's Host - Finally Be Forced to Let a Woman Join?

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The world-renowned Augusta National Golf Club is one of the most famous and last remaining true "old boys clubs": in its 80 years of existence, they have never once allowed a woman to become a member. But now they've found themselves in a bit of a jam from which it seems there is no escape. You see, every year they host the Masters Tournament, one of the four major golf championships, and every year they've given memberships to the CEOs from each of the tournament's three sponsors, which are IBM, AT&T, and ExxonMobil. Well, wouldn't you know it, now the CEO of IBM is a goddang woman, Ginni Rometty. OOPS...
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Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.

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