STOP THE CLOCK--Harriette Oswald, of the Cincinnati Community Action Agency, takes part in a rally in support of extending benefits for welfare families, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, May 10, 2000. From October 1, 2000 through December 1, 2000 around 13, 000 families will be terminated from the Ohio Works First cash assistance program. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)