[Mishmash] Trump, city bring flag flap to close

[Fred Atkinson]

Greetings,

    It seems disgusting to me that he would have to give an inch on his
position.  It very much saddens me that the right to fly the American flag
can be restricted by the government or some of these airheaded homeowner's
associations, either.

    Regards,



                                                                Fred

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> Trump, city bring flag flap to close
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> April 22, 2007
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> Palm Beach -- Donald Trump settled an ongoing legal dispute Saturday over
a large flag flying at his Palm Beach club, Mar-A-Lago.
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> The six-month standoff ended as town officials agreed to a settlement that
will lower the banner 10 feet and move it away from the ocean, The Palm
Beach Post reported.
>
> Trump filed a lawsuit against the town after authorities began fining him
$1,250 a day for flying the 15-by-25-foot flag atop an 80-foot flagpole.
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> All fines will be dropped and Trump will contribute $100,000 to various
charities for veterans of the war in Iraq, the American flag or veterans'
hospitals.
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> Under the settlement, Trump also will drop a $25 million lawsuit against
the town.
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> Trump's club hoisted the flag at the sprawling waterfront site in October.
The town later gave him a deadline to remove the flag or apply for
approvals.
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> Erin Ailworth, Martin E. Comas and Greg Miller of the Sentinel staff
contributed to this report. Information from The Associated Press also was
used.
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