SUPPORTS IRS REFORM--Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Boyle gestures during a joint news conference with Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Nebraska) in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Dec. 4, 1997. Boyle announced her support for the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act sponsored by Kerrey. Boyle will face Ohio Gov. George Voinovich for the senate seat vacated by retiring Sen. John Glenn.

HIGH HOPES FOR THE SENATE--Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Boyle gestures during a news conference concerning her support for the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Dec. 4, 1997. Boyle faces an uphill battle against Ohio Gov. George Voinovich for John Glenn's senate seat.