FILLING CABINET SLOTS--Gov. Bob Taft gestures during a news conference where he announced the filling of four cabinet positions, at the Riffe Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1999. Behind Taft are from left: Mitchell Brown, executive director of the Ohio Lottery Commission; Rep. Joan Lawrence, director of the Dept. of Aging; and Major General John Smith as Adjutant General. Not pictured is C. Lee Johnson who will become director of the Department of Development. (JACK KUSTRON../photoj.com)