Well, that might have been the quickest denial in VP history. From the AP:

Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island said Monday he was not interested in being Democrat Barack Obama's running mate.

Reed, a West Point graduate and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is scheduled to accompany Obama to Iraq and Afghanistan. Reed described the vice presidential spot as a "position which I have no interest in," adding he has not been asked by Obama's campaign to provide information that could be used to scrutinize running mates.

"There are people that are spending a lot of time, one, looking for candidates, and ... trying to promote themselves as candidates," Reed said. "And I'm in neither category."

As we know, a denial of interest is not quite taking oneself out of the game. Reed has some good positives for Obama and his name will remain in the veepstakes for now.