IT'S BETTER TO GIVE--Performance artist Mark Abbati, who bills himself as a "Living Statue," hands out candy samples, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

CHRISTMAS GHOST--Performance artist Mark Abbati, who bills himself as a "Living Statue," prepares to hand out candy samples while two lovers don't seem to notice him, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

TAFT QUOTED IN FLORIDA CHAD FLAP--Brian K. Hicks, chief of staff to Gov. Bob Taft holds a document where Taft's work as Secretary of State is quoted concerning the reading of chads, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000. Hicks was an observer during the Florida recount. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

WATCHING HIST0RY UNFOLD--Brian K. Hicks, chief of staff to Gov. Bob Taft speaks about his experience as an observer to the Florida presidential recount, during a news conference, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)