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Ohio Could be Disappointed by Federal Stimulus Dollars

If Congress approves the Senate version of a financial rescue package instead of the House version, it could blow a huge hole in Ohio’s proposed two-year state budget and dozens of government programs would have to be slashed even more. That's what the state budget director told a key committee of legislators yesterday. Some said perhaps Ohio shouldn't be depending on so much federal money. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.