MLK COMMEMORATION--Ashley Futrell, a 12th grade student from Toledo Christian School, gestures, as she recites her award-winning speech, during the annual Ohio Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration, at Trinity Episcopal Church, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

MLK COMMEMORATION--Gov. Bob Taft and first lady Hope sing God Bless America during the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commermoration, at Trinity Episcopal Church, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING--Rep. Larry Flowers, R-Reynoldsburg, gives the thumbs-up sign to Rep. Jim Carmichael, R-Wooster, as they view the latest Congressional redistricting map drawn by the Republican majority, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)