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Heilemann: "He bestowed his endorsement in full knowledge that it would hurt McCain rather than help him, there was a long history of animosity between Cheney and McCain, largely because McCain had criticized some of the enhanced interrogation techniques that Cheney was so much in favor of, so in a way he was really trying to stick the boot into McCain more than he was trying to give him his seal of approval"
