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Republican efforts to unseat Democratic U.S. Congressman Jay Inslee suffered a serious setback yesterday when Metropolitan King County Councilwoman Jane Hague unexpectedly dropped out of the race. Hague, a three-term Republican councilwoman from Kirkland, said in a letter to supporters that recent "family matters" coupled with health problems for her elderly parents and her sister had triggered her withdrawal. "When I kicked off my campaign for Congress, one of my key themes was the importance of our families' future. Well, it is my turn to shape the future for my own family, I need to be there for my mother,...