RETIREMENT FUND FLAP--Bill Winegarner, administrator for the Public Employees Retiree, Inc., speaks against legislation that would affect retirement funds of state employees, during a news conference held by 16 groups representing 1.5 million workers and retirees, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Dec. 8, 2003. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)