Removing Item from Finder Menu

How do I remove an item from the Finder Menu? I have the clock, airport-thingy, and power info. There is also a character palette item. displayed as an american flag. How do I remove the character palette item from the menu?

Hi
Hold down the cmd key and drag it off. This should
work for most menubar icons.
Matt
Thank you very much! That did the trick. There is a lot I don't know. I'm glad there are people like you out there.

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