Read more American flag stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/37730/american-flag.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:46:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73504/flags-at-half-staff-through-veterans-day-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama today ordered that American flags at all federal properties be flown at half-staff until Veterans Day—next Wednesday—to honor the people killed at Fort Hood yesterday. The gesture is “a modest tribute to those who lost their lives even as others were preparing to risk their lives...http://www.newser.com/story/73504/flags-at-half-staff-through-veterans-day-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 11:55:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66170/soldiers-dad-flying-tattered-flag-until-son-comes-home.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA California man who promised to fly the American flag until his son comes home from Iraq is getting a little heat—along with sympathy—for the tattered condition of Old Glory, reports Fox News. Louis Haros’ son, Paul, will be home this week after a tour—his second—that...http://www.newser.com/story/66170/soldiers-dad-flying-tattered-flag-until-son-comes-home.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 13:02:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63491/iraq-protesters-burn-us-flag-during-biden-visit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVice President Joe Biden’s visit to promote reconciliation among Iraqis was met today with protests by supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, Reuters reports. Demonstrators burned American flags and shouted anti-US slogans. Biden plans to meet with PM Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani to assess plans to heal the fractious...http://www.newser.com/story/63491/iraq-protesters-burn-us-flag-during-biden-visit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Jul 2009 14:15:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63400/palin-violates-flag-code-in-mag-photo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn her photo shoot for a recent Runner’s World story, Sarah Palin appears to have committed an act that could shock Republican supporters: breaking the American “flag code.” The magazine features a picture of Palin leaning on a flag draped over a chair—apparently violating rules against “bunching up” the...http://www.newser.com/story/63400/palin-violates-flag-code-in-mag-photo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Jul 2009 15:42:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51274/let-the-coffins-be-seen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe ban on media at Dover Air Force Base when America’s war dead come home ignores the very rights they died fighting for, and it should be lifted, Connie Schultz writes for the Cleveland Plain Dealer . “Supporters of the Iraq war have long argued that media images of the fallen...http://www.newser.com/story/51274/let-the-coffins-be-seen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Feb 2009 14:43:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48331/london-city-hall-will-fly-us-flag-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTomorrow morning, while Washington sleeps, the mayor of London will celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama by hoisting the American flag at city hall. Boris Johnson, a Conservative born in New York who publicly supported Obama during the campaign, will raise the flag himself, reports the Guardian. A rep from...http://www.newser.com/story/48331/london-city-hall-will-fly-us-flag-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Jan 2009 8:09:01 CST