TAFT FILLS 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)

BROWN TO HEAD OHIO LOTTERY COMMISSION--Mitchell Brown is seen during a news conference where Gov. Bob Taft announced his appointment as executive director of the Ohio Lottery Commission, at the Riffe Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

LAWRENCE TO HEAD DEPARTMENT OF AGING--Rep. Joan Lawrence, R-Galena, is seen during a news conference where Gov. Bob Taft appointed her as director of the Department of Aging, at the Riffe Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

SMITH NAMED OHIO ADJUTANT GENERAL--Major General John Smith, USAF, is seen during a news conference where Gov. Bob Taft announced his appointment as Adjutant General, at the Riffe Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)