MORNING BRIEFING: Coal trains and fancy planes

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A judge rules that reporters are allowed to witness Joseph Duncan's competency hearing. (SR)

Inslee wants to study the coal trains that chug through Spokane.

What about all the people who don't get murdered in West Central? Neighborhood newsletter shares the good news. (KREM)

To celebrate guns and the right to own, bear, and shoot them, Black Sheep Sporting Goods is holding a rally in Coeur d'Alene on Saturday. (KXLY)

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 I dreamed a Dreamliner of days gone by: Fancy airplane may be in trouble. (The Atlantic)

For a long time, many Democrats have tread lightly on the politically sensitive issue of gun control. Can that change? (NYT)

The GOP is considering raising the debt ceiling after all, if only for a little bit. (Washington Post)

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25 realistic reactions to famous movie lines. (Cracked)