US President George Bush has finally endorsed fellow Republican Senator John McCain's presidential bid after he clinched the Republican nomination. It would be interesting to recollect that McCain's candidature had earlier been crushed by Bush during the 2000 presidential election campaigns. Now the one-time rivals claim to be 'friends'. "I've got to know him well, I've campaigned against him and with him," the president revealed.McCain received the endorsement in a brief visit at the Rose Garden at the White House. Bush believes that his former rival would be an able president with the "determination to defeat an enemy and a heart big enough to love those who hurt". Bush added that McCain was "going to win."
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