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by Chris Good - 05/20/08 1:02 PM ET

Hillary Clinton is showing no signs of dropping out, instead defying pressure and running an ad in a June 3 primary state, liberal bloggers find. And the Iraqi government has claimed sovereignty over its country as a new offensive succeeds in Sadr City, conservatives declare.

Clinton is not listening to anyone telling her to drop out of the Democratic primary, including former Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger Altman, Andrew Sullivan says. A new television ad in South Dakota, one of the last states to vote, means she is pressing on to the end of the trail, TPM Election Central

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