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SEATTLE — Two members of the U.S. House represent Seattle. Both are Democrats. And they usually agree. But Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who represents most of Seattle, and Rep. Adam Smith, who represents parts of South Seattle and much of South King County, disagree on the role the U.S. should play in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. And they disagree on the salience of the war as a political issue, as both support, and also worry about, President Joe Biden’s campaign for reelection. Their differences are emblematic of the fissures in the Democratic Party, statewide and nationally, with the party’s acti…

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