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To the editor: Like most of my friends, I am dismayed and outraged by the continued armed occupation of the Malheur National Refuge in Harney County and the disgraceful federal response to the Bundy clan standoff two years ago.

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ZAMBOANGA, Philippines — The Philippine government on Thursday warned Muslim rebels who have been holding more than 100 people hostage in a southern port city to peacefully end the four-day standoff “at the soonest possible time,” saying its forces are ready to demonstrate the state’s resolve.