Some Republicans are distancing themselves from controversial statements made by Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, whose stand-off with the government over grazing fees has become a lightning rod for states' rights supporters. Bundy suggested some blacks are "basically on the government subsidy" and might be "better off as slaves" in an interview with The New York Times that was published Wednesday.

The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. Gabriel García Márquez left behind an unpublished manuscript when he died last week at age 87, Cristobal Pera, editorial director of Penguin Random House Mexico, told The Associated Press. Pera added that García Marquez's family has not yet decided whether to publish it.

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