DEBATE DODGER--Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tim Hagan gestures next to a poster labeling his opponent, Gov. Bob Taft, a Debate Dodger, during a news conference, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, July 23, 2002. Hagan has committed to a total of nine debates throughout the state while he claims that Taft has not agree to any so far. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)