Vice president's daughter Liz Cheney joins Mitt Romney's presidential campaign

Liz Cheney, one of Vice President Dick Cheney's daughters, has signed onto Mitt Romney's presidential campaign as a senior foreign policy adviser.

Cheney most recently worked in the State Department handling Middle East affairs.

While her father and President George W. Bush have both vowed to remain neutral as their fellow Republicans battle it out for the party's presidential nomination, the endorsement is likely to be well received among conservatives who comprise a critical primary voting bloc in both Florida, which votes Tuesday, and the 22 states voting Feb. 5.

Romney has also enjoyed the support of aides with ties to the Bush family, …