LABOR AGAINST ASHCROFT--Dave Caldwell, of the AFL-CIO, speaks about organized labor's opposition to the confirmation of John Ashcroft as U.S. Attorney General, during a news conference, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

BLACKS OPPOSE ASHCROFT--Sen. C.J. Prentiss, D-Cleveland, gestures as she speaks about African-American opposition to the confirmation of John Ashcroft as U.S. Attorney General, during a news conference, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2001. Prentiss is president of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)