Why?

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1. 

   Catnap January 27, 2007

   It’s half staff. It’s only half mast on a ship. Unless I am wrong, which I usually am.

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   jaybird January 26, 2007

   Sure, got it, but isn’t that almost Hirohito-like leader worship?

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   Ron from H'ville January 26, 2007

   I guess that’s one day for each month he served as President, plus an extra day for for good luck. Not for Gerry, though.

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   Jamunca January 25, 2007

   Hey, uh, I could be wrong and all, but I think they run flags at half mast for 30 days after a President kicks the bucket… or some such thing… not sure where else I heard that. /sarcasm

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5. 

   Ash January 25, 2007

   thanks everybody! you guys rock!

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   In The Know January 25, 2007

   After a president’s death, flags are supposed to fly at half-mast for one month.

   For more information, check this out: http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/celebrate/halfstaf.asp

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7. 

   Cecil Bothwell January 25, 2007

   The Truth died at 9 p.m., Tuesday.

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   Ptaak January 25, 2007

   Federal and State (but not cities or private business) agencies are required to fly the flags at 1/2 mast for 30 days after a presidents death. Many just follow suit. They should go back up Monday morning!

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   Kathryn January 25, 2007

   They stay there for 30 days after a prez dies. At least I think that’s it.

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    Asheville Pubcrawler January 25, 2007

    Bushwhacker ordered a 30-day mourning period for Ford. That’s why the flag is at half staff.

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11. 

    mish January 25, 2007

    it hasn’t been 30 days from the start of the official mourning period.

    love the new look!!

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12. 

    marc January 25, 2007

    And, just to show that Dubya actually got something right:
    from the US Flag Code, Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 7, Paragraph (m)
    http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+4USC7
    "The flag shall be flown at half-staff 30 days from the death of the President or a former President"

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13. 

    Mountain Man January 25, 2007

    When a president dies and people are ordered to fly their flags at half-staff, it’s for 30 days…

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14. 

    RadioLongAgo January 25, 2007

    "30 days at half staff after the death of a former President…"

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15. 

    syntax January 25, 2007

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_staff#United_States

    federal law sez the flag has to be flown at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a current or former president.

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16. 

    Half-staff flags January 25, 2007

    They are flown at half-staff for 30 days.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-staff#United_States

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    marc January 25, 2007

    Flags are at half-staff because President Bush ordered that they be flown thusly for 30 days following the death of President Ford.

    http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061227-1.html

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18. 

    Martha January 25, 2007

    I’ve been wondering myself so I looked it up at whitehouse.gov – 30 days is what Pres. Bush has requested. It should be over soon.

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19. 

    Edgy Mama January 25, 2007

    I’ve been asking the same question. I wonder if there’s some kind of protocol when a former prez dies that the flag have to fly at half-mast for 90 days or sumthing.

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