BUDGET CUT PROTEST--Connie Elliott, of Oxford, holds a sign as she joins thousands, during a rally protesting budget cuts, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, April 12, 2005. The rally was sponsored by Invest In Ohioans --The Campaign To Protect Ohio's Future -- a coalition of 370 organizations. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for AARP Ohio)