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Golfweek Editor Gets Boot for Noose

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News Headlines: Jan. 18, 2007

Talk About It:
CNN: Golfweek Editor Booted Over Cover Featuring Noose -- "The editor of Golfweek magazine was replaced Friday after the publication's January 19 issue featured a cover with a noose -- referencing a controversial comment made earlier this month by a Golf Channel anchor regarding golfer Tiger Woods."

Do you think that the editor deserved to be fired, or was this action too harsh? What kind of precedent, if any, will this firing create?

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