TAFT ADMINSTRATION TAKING SHAPE--Governor-elect Bob Taft gestures during a news conference where his announced his choice for Director of the Office of Budget and Management, and members of his Senior Management Team, at the Riffe Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Dec. 3, 1998. Behind Taft are from left: Chief of Staff Brian K. Hicks; Budget Director Tom Johnson; Chief Policy Advisor and Director of Cabinet Affairs Scott Borgemenke, and Director of Operations and Special Projects Beverly Martin. (JACK KUSTRON../photoj.com)