TAFT READS--Gov. Bob Taft speaks during a news conference where he signed a proclamation naming March 2 as Ohio National Reads day, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

TAFT SUPPORTS H.B.1---Gov. Bob Taft speaks during a news conference where he signed a proclamation naming March 2 as Ohio National Reads day, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1999. He later testified in support of H.B.1, which is his Ohio Reads bill. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

SORRY KEN--Gov. Bob Taft speaks during a news conference where he signed a proclamation naming March 2 as Ohio National Reads day, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1999. Later Taft issued a statement that said that he is opposed to Sec. of State Ken Blackwell's idea of moving the Ohio Presidential Primary to a Saturday, which would conflict with some religous denominations. Blackwell thinks that a Saturday election would increase the voter turnout. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)