Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, left, with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, buy fruit at Stahl's Farm Market in Ravenna, Ohio, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, left, accompanied by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 24, 2008, regarding the housing and mortgage crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 29, 2008, to discuss Housing Relief legislation. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)