ROONEY SAYS 'NO' TO U.S. SENATE RACE

The Palm Beach Post Web site this afternoon is reporting that Jupiter attorney and orphanage operater Tom Rooney has decided not to challenge Congresswoman Katherine Harris of Longboat Key for the Republican nomination in the U.S. Senate race.

Rooney had reportedly been considering entering the race for several weeks, but told the Post today, "Some day I would love to get involved in public service. This just isn't the time."

There is now no serious challenger to Harris, now or in the forseeable future, for the GOP nomination as to who would face Democratic incumbant Bill Nelson this November.