MORE POLITICAL STUFF--Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Taft is surrounded by members of the National Federation of Independent Business, at a beauty salon, in Hilliard, Ohio, on Friday, Sept. 11, 1998. Taft spoke about his plan to promote small business in Ohio.

CRYING FOWL--David Lulkin, who works for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Boyle, carries a sign critical of Boyle's opponent Gov. George Voinovich, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Sept. 11, 1998. The Boyle campaign claims that Voinovich is ducking the issues and not making an effort to debate her.