BUDGET CRUNCH--House Minority Leader Dean DePiero, D-Parma listens as Gov. Bob Taft and Budget Director Tom Johnson explain the adminstration's latest effort to balance the budget, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001. The state is facing a $1.5 billion shortfall for the next two years. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)