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Written by:host
5/12/2009 3:07 PM 

Trump's towering toothpick; The Donald's too-skinny, prominent spire calls to mind a plastic toy  

May 10, Chicago

In the New York tabloids, this would be the headline: "The Donald's top flops!" And they wouldn't be targeting Donald Trump's comb-over. The subject instead is the just-completed spire atop the 92-story Trump International Hotel & Tower. You and I are going to be looking at this prominent pinprick for a very long time. Unfortunately, it's a one-star piece of skyline stagecraft, a Kmart accessory for an Hermes suit...more

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