TAFT DONATES BLOOD--Gov. Bob Taft jokes with reporters while he squeezes a rubber ball as he donates blood, at the Nationwide Corporate Donor Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001. The event was part of Volunteer Blood Donor Month. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

TAFT DONATES BLOOD--Gov. Bob Taft squeezes a rubber ball as he donates blood while Marvin Jones of the American Red Cross assists, at the Nationwide Corporate Donor Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001. The event was part of Volunteer Blood Donor Month. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)