INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 16—NGA Chairman Kentucky Gov. Paul Patton at the opening news conference of NGA's 95th Annual Meeting.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 16—NGA Vice Chairman Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne outlines NGA's Annual Meeting agenda at the opening press conference.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 16—Indiana Gov. Frank O'Bannon welcomes the nation's governors to Indiana at the opening press conference.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 16—Gov. Kempthorne is joined by Govs. O'Bannon (left) and Patton at the opening press conference. Downtown Indianapolis is in the background.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 17—NGA Human Resources Committee Vice Chairman North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven declares governors' support for the House-passed legislation to add a prescription drug benefit for Medicare and Medicaid recipients at a news conference. Also pictured, left to right, are NGA Vice Chairman Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne, NGA Chairman Kentucky Gov. Paul Patton, and NGA HR Committee Chair Indiana Gov. Frank O'Bannon.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 17—NGA Vice Chairman Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne and NGA Chairman Kentucky Gov. Paul Patton at a news conference on Medicare.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 17—NGA Chairman Kentucky Gov. Paul Patton speaks at a news conference supporting the House-passed Medicare prescription drug legislation. Also pictured, left to right, are NGA HR Committee Vice Chair North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven, NGA Vice Chair Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne, and NGA HR Committee Chair Indiana Gov. Frank O'Bannon.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 17—North Carolina Gov. Michael Easley and Virginia Gov. Mark Warner converse during the Opening Plenary Session.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 17—Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Missouri Gov. Bob Holden, and Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove listen intently during the Opening Plenary Session.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 17—American Samoa Gov. Togiola Tulafono addresses the governors at the Opening Plenary Session. Also pictured, left to right, are Utah Gov. Michael Leavitt, Virgin Islands Gov. Charles Turnbull, and Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 17—Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius comments at the Opening Plenary Session.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 17—Guam Gov. Felix Camacho talks with new American Samoa Gov. Togiola Tulafono during the Opening Plenary Session.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 18—NGA Economic Development and Commerce Committee Vice Chair New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey at the committee's session on Biotechnology.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 18—NGA Economic Development and Commerce Committee Chair Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns at the committee's session on Biotechnology.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 18—NGA Human Resources Committee Vice Chair North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven at the committee's session on closing the education achievement gap.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 18—NGA Natural Resources Committee Chair West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise and Vice Chair Colorado Gov. Bill Owens participate in their committee's session.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 18—U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge speaks to the nation's governors during a special session.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 18—Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, NGA's lead governors on homeland security, announce that all states have spent or obligated at least 80 percent of federal funds appropriated in the FY2003 budget for first responders at a press conference.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 19—The Washington Post's David Ignatius addresses governors about global affairs at the closing plennary session.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 19—Former Defense Secretary William Cohen discusses foreign policy and homeland security issues with governors at the closing plenary session.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 19—Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee listens to former Defense Sec. William Cohen at the closing plenary session.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 19—Washington Gov. Gary Locke, who will host next year's NGA Annual Meeting in Seattle, attends the closing plenary session.