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"  Liz Cheney, the oldest daughter of former vice-president Dick Cheney, has announced an end to her bid for the U.S. Senate. &amp;quot;Serious health issues have recently arisen in our family, and under the circumstances, I have decided to discontinue my campaign,&amp;quot; she said in a statement. &amp;quot;My children and their futures were the motivation for our campaign and their health and well-being will always be my overriding priority.&amp;quot; Cheney was challenging incumbent Mike Enzi in the Republican primary in Wyoming, but her campaign, launched in July, was far from smooth. In addition to facing questions about her move from Virginia in 2012, Cheney was embroiled in family drama over her opposition on same-sex marriage. In November, Heather Poe, the wife of Liz&amp;#039;s sister Mary, posted on a critical message on Facebook: &amp;quot;I can&amp;#039;t help but wonder how Liz would feel if as she moved from state to state, she discovered that her family was protected in one but not the other. I always thought freedom meant freedom for EVERYONE.&amp;quot; Mary added that her sister was &amp;quot;on the wrong side of history.&amp;quot; Dick and Lynne Cheney then released their own statement defending Liz: &amp;quot;Liz has always believed in the traditional definition of marriage. She has also always treated her sister and her sister&amp;#039;s family with love and respect.&amp;quot; In her announcement that she is leaving the race, Liz expressed a desire to keep fighting for her beliefs: &amp;quot;As a mother and a patriot, I know that the work of defending freedom and protecting liberty must continue for each generation. Though this campaign stops today, my commitment to keep fighting with you and your families for the fundamental values that have made this nation and Wyoming great will never stop.&amp;quot; Related: 20 Women to Watch in Politics in 2014 Follow Lori on Twitter Photo Credit: Getty Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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