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• Texan is George Washington's closest kin
He fought for eight years to do away with the monarchy, and I think he made the right decision," Bill Washington said. "The idea of one individual having supreme power over all others is an antiquated idea — to say the least." Easy for him to say ...
• Nepal declares girl new living goddess
Wrapped in red silk and adorned with red flowers in her hair, Matani Shakya received approval from the priests and President Ram Baran Yadav in a centuries-old tradition with deep ties to Nepal's monarchy, which was abolished in May. The new "kumari ...
• Bhutan becomes a democracy
THIMPHU, Bhutan - Long known as a quirky holdout from modernity, the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan ended a century of absolute monarchy Monday by electing a staunch royalist as its first prime minister. So it goes in Bhutan, possibly the first country ...
• A new 'Queen' of the world
As Britain's longest-reigning royal, she led her country through the Industrial Revolution and into a peaceful constitutional monarchy. In keeping with the monarch's forward-looking approach, Cunard chose to go in a modern direction with the namesake ...
• Thai police fire tear gas on crowd
He dismissed speculation of a military intervention to end the unrest in Thailand, where the military has staged 18 coups since the country became a constitutional monarchy in 1932. Seeking government's resignation Protesters from the People's Alliance ...