Read more republic stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19419/republic.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 06:19:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/141182/jamaica-pm-would-like-apology-from-uk-for-slavery.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=871276&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20120306144108' border='0' />Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller didn't mince words when asked yesterday about her country's history with Britain—just as Prince Harry arrived in the country for a visit. "No race should have been subjected to what our ancestors were subjected to," Miller said, according to the Telegraph . "It was...People's National Party leader Portia Simpson Miller (2nd-L) takes the oath of office as Jamaica's new prime minister from Governor General Sir Patrick Allen (3rd-L) on January 5, 2012, in Kingston.http://www.newser.com/story/141182/jamaica-pm-would-like-apology-from-uk-for-slavery.htmlTue, 06 Mar 2012 14:41:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74234/its-un-american-to-pledge-allegiance-to-the-flag.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=309986&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331211652' border='0' />Americans everywhere ought to applaud 10-year-old Will Phillips, who told his teacher to "go jump off a bridge" after doing what we all should do: criticizing the Pledge of Allegiance. Phillips argued that because gay marriage isn’t legal, there isn’t “liberty and justice for all”—but forget his specific complaint...Pledging allegiance to the government is as un-American as it gets.http://www.newser.com/story/74234/its-un-american-to-pledge-allegiance-to-the-flag.htmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 12:22:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/28606/nepal-to-become-a-republic.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=108001&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401012443' border='0' />Nepal is becoming a democratic republic today—and it's getting its first taste of democracy's hiccups. As thousands gathered in the streets of Kathmandu to celebrate, the newly-elected constitutional assembly met to abolish the country’s monarchy. But the momentous vote has been delayed a few hours over disagreements about the...Nepalese celebrate the end of monarchy outside the convention hall where Nepal's newly elected Constituent Assembly is meeting, in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, May 28, 2008. http://www.newser.com/story/28606/nepal-to-become-a-republic.htmlWed, 28 May 2008 07:26:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/14798/nepal-to-ax-monarchy-install-republic.htmlWesley Oliver<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=57472&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401024145' border='0' />After almost three months of deadlock, Nepal agreed today to end its 240-year-old monarchy and set up a republic, the BBC reports. Maoist rebels, who had walked out in October and staged violent protests, struck the deal with Nepal's leaders, which will go into effect after elections next spring.Nepal's King Gyanendra was once a beloved monarch but saw his popularity plummet after his efforts to counter the Maoist insurgency worsened an already very bad human rights situation, the BBC says. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi, File)http://www.newser.com/story/14798/nepal-to-ax-monarchy-install-republic.htmlSun, 23 Dec 2007 18:09:52 CST