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4:45 PM ET, April 13, 2014

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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Standoff at Bundy Ranch Ends, With Photo of the Year So Far  —  Before I had quite figured out what to make of the Bundy Ranch standoff, it appears to have been resolved.  The Bureau of Land Management has announced that in view of the risk of violence, it is withdrawing its forces, which include snipers, from the area.
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Liz Fields / ABC News:
Nevada Cattle Rancher Wins ‘Range War’ With Feds … A Nevada cattle rancher appears to have won his week-long battle with the federal government over a controversial cattle roundup that had led to the arrest of several protesters.  —  Cliven Bundy went head to head with the Bureau …
Fox News:
Federal agency pulls back in Nevada ranch standoff, but legal fight remains
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
New Hampshire Republicans Get a Preview of 2016  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Here in a state where presidential politics are never far from anyone's mind, three Republicans who are considering a run for the White House — Senators Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky, and Mike Huckabee …
Discussion: The Reaction
Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
Bush draws boos from conservatives
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Huckabee: Beginning To Think There Is More Freedom In North Korea Than U.S.
Discussion: Mediaite
Juana Summers / Politico:
Israel: ‘Not all’ Republican lawmakers racist  —  “Not all” Republican lawmakers are racist, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel said Sunday, responding to a direct question from CNN's Candy Crowley on “State of the Union.”  —  But, the New York Democrat added …
Discussion: CNN and Washington Free Beacon
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New York Post:
For Attorney General Eric Holder, Justice is for Democrats only  —  A veteran Justice Department lawyer says that Attorney General Eric Holder has politicized the department in a way he hadn't seen before.  In short, “Holder is the worst person to hold the position of attorney general since the disgraced John Mitchell.”
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Diversity and Dishonesty  —  EARLIER this year, a column by a Harvard undergraduate named Sandra Y. L. Korn briefly achieved escape velocity from the Ivy League bubble, thanks to its daring view of how universities should approach academic freedom.  —  Korn proposed that such freedom was dated …
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Sharyl Attkisson Slams CBS News, Obama Admin's ‘Chilling Effect’ on Reporting  —  Sharyl Attkisson, an investigative reporter who recently resigned from her post at CBS News, took shots at both her former employer and the Obama administration on Media Buzz Sunday morning …
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Podesta seeks points for Obama's scoreboard before it's too late
Discussion: Hullabaloo and The Reaction
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Obama, Republicans Compete for Support Among Women
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Sebelius: Pressure after rollout was ‘awful’  —  Outgoing Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said she was “flat-out wrong” to believe that HealthCare.gov was ready to go on Oct. 1, 2013.  —  Sebelius made the comment to NBC's Andrea Mitchell on “Meet the Press” in her first post-resignation interview.
Discussion: Politico and Liberaland
Daily Mail:
Investigators reveal MH370 co-pilot tried to make a call from his mobile phone after the aircraft ‘vanished’ but ‘was abruptly cut off’ as U.S. deny reports the plane landed at their remote military base  —  The co-pilot of missing flight MH370 made a call from his mobile phone …
Christian Schneider / JSOnline:
President Barack Obama and the ‘noble lie’  —  Since the beginning of time, people have been telling lies that they believe are justifiable.  For instance, it's worth preserving family comity by telling your mom you love her meatloaf as it sprouts legs and walks away from you on the table.
Plain Dealer:
Accused bully says judge who sentenced him to hold sign in public ‘destroyed’ his life  —  Adam Ferrise, Northeast Ohio Media Group By Adam Ferrise, Northeast Ohio Media Group  —  SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio — The man accused of bullying his neighbors for 15 years, including children …
Discussion: Associated Press
Reuters:
Ukraine prepares armed response as city seized by pro-Russia forces  —  (Reuters) - Armed separatists took control of a city in eastern Ukraine on Saturday and Kiev prepared troops to tackle what it called an “act of aggression by Russia”, pushing the conflict between the neighbors into a dangerous new phase.
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Alan Schwarz / New York Times:
Idea of New Attention Disorder Spurs Research, and Debate
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

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