View difference between Paste ID: 7vuY7WPj and C4evr0U7

 <?php /* Template Name: News Page */ ?>
 <?php get_header(); ?>
 
 <div class="row">
 
         <!-- column 1 -->
         <div id="menu" class="col-md-3">
           <a href="/"><img class="logo" src="http://www.studionigroarch.com/sna_logo_gray.png"></a>
 
           <nav class="project-nav">
           </nav>
 
 
 
           <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
         </div>
 
 
         <!-- column 2 -->
         <div id="container" class="col-md-9">
 
                 <?php
 			$paged = ( get_query_var( 'paged' ) ) ? get_query_var( 'paged' ) : 1;
 			$featured_args = array(
 			'post__in' => get_option( 'news' ),
 			'post_status' => 'publish',
-			'paged' => get_query_var('page')
+
 			'paged' => $paged
 			);
 
 			$featured = new WP_Query( $featured_args );
                 ?>
 <?php if ( $featured->have_posts() ) : ?>
 
 <!-- Add the pagination functions here. -->
 
 <!-- Start of the main loop. -->
 <?php while ( $featured->have_posts() ) : $featured->the_post();  ?>
                 <div class="projects-item" style="padding-bottom: 10px;">
                         <a href="<?php $featured->the_permalink(); ?>">
                         <?php $featured->the_post_thumbnail('thumbnail');
                               $featured->set_post_thumbnail_size( 150 , 115 );
                         ?>
                         </a>
                         <div style="width: 575px; float: right;">
                         <span class="projects-title">
                                 <a href="<?php $featured->the_permalink(); ?>">
                                 <?php $featured->the_title(); ?>
                                 </a>
                         </span>
                         <?php $featured->the_excerpt(); ?>
                         </div>
                 </div>
 <!-- the rest of your theme's main loop -->
 
 <?php endwhile; ?>
 <!-- End of the main loop -->
 
 <!-- Add the pagination functions here. -->
 
 <div class="nav-previous alignleft"><?php next_posts_link( 'Older posts' ); ?></div>
 <div class="nav-next alignright"><?php previous_posts_link( 'Newer posts' ); ?></div>
 
 <?php else : ?>
 <p><?php _e('Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.'); ?></p>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
 
                 <?php
                 wp_reset_query();
                 ?>
 
         </div>
 </div>
 <?php get_footer(); ?>
 
     <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
     <script src="/wp-content/themes/blankslate/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
   </body>
 </html>