Crowd hears Tea Party pleas

DAYTON, Ohio -- Tea party activists held what has become their annual tax day rally at downtown's Courthouse Square Monday.

Among the issues dealt with by speakers were federal deficit reduction, killing Ohio's estate tax, and opposition to President Obama's vision for health care.

Yesterday's word from rating agency Standard & Poor saying it might lower its top AAA rating on U.S. government debt added to the crowd's belief that the nation is headed in the wrong direction.

This was the third tax day rally by the Dayton Tea Party.