STRANGE ENCOUNTER--Gov. Bob Taft, left, shakes hands with William Phillis, Executive Director of the Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding, following Taft's speech at the AFL-CIO Biennial Legislative Conference, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, March 28, 2001. Ohio AFL-CIO President William Burga is seen on the large screen behind Taft and Phillis. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)