BUDGET CORRECTION HEARINGS--Rep. Jon Peterson, R-Delaware, gestures as he questions Taft budget director Tom Johnson, during the opening day of budget hearings before the House/Senate Conference Committee, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001. Also seen is committee chairman Rep. Chuck Calvert, R-Medina. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)