INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE--Gov. Bob Taft confers with Lt. Gov. Maureen O'Conner during a cabinet meeting where Taft appointed O'Conner as chair of the Interagency Task Force on Ohio Security, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001. The group will prepare strategy for dealing with terrorist threats and work with Gov. Tom Ridge of the Office of Homeland Security. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)