Liz Cheney, the oldest daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, plans to end her bid to run as a Republican for Wyoming's U.S. Senate seat as early as Monday, according to several media reports. Cheney, a lawyer who once served in the State Department during the administration of President George W. Bush, has been seeking to unseat incumbent Republican Senator Mike Enzi in a primary election in August 2014. CNN reported the decision citing unnamed sources, while ABC News cited two Republican officials and quoted one with Wyoming ties as saying the announcement could come as soon as Monday. Cheney, who spent much of her youth and adult life in Virginia, had her Wyoming credentials challenged in spite of her family's deep roots in the state.
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January 6th, 2014
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