Nation IN BRIEF : VIRGINIA : Wilder Reportedly Will End Senate Bid

Independent candidate L. Douglas Wilder, trailing badly in new polls, is set to announce his withdrawal from the U.S. Senate race in Virginia, a source close to the candidate said. Wilder had abruptly left the campaign trail and returned to Richmond. His aides said the campaign would have a statement today. In deciding to drop out, Wilder cited polls and his inability to raise the money necessary to compete against incumbent Democrat Charles S. Robb and Republican nominee Oliver L. North, the source said. Wilder’s press secretary would neither confirm nor deny the story.