REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS--Ohio Gov. Bob Taft gestures as he and Republican governors met to exchange information about programs being implemented to recruit and train skilled workers for the 21st century, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Aug. 2, 1999. From left are: Gov. Frank Keating, (OK) Gov. Bob Taft, (OH) Gov. Jim Gilmore, (VA) and Gov. Ed Schafer (ND). (JACK KUSTRON../photoj.com)