Thursday, February 5, 2009

Cigar firm cashes in on "Obama"

Obama cigars ready to be packed in boxes are placed on a table at the Segovia Cigars Factory in the Nicaragua's northern province of Esteli February 4, 2009. While U.S. President Barack Obama tries to kick an old smoking habit, a Nicaraguan company has produced the latest in a flood of merchandise trying to cash in on his popularity -- Obama cigars. Granada Cigars, a small outfit based in Nicaragua's tobacco-growing north, is using local and Cuban leaves to hand-roll cigars wrapped with a band that says Obama 44, to commemorate the 44th U.S. President.





Obama cigars ready to be packed in boxes are placed

on a table at the Segovia Cigars Factory in the Nicaragua's northern

province of Esteli February 4, 2009. While U.S. President Barack Obama

tries to kick an old smoking habit, a Nicaraguan company has produced the

latest in a flood of merchandise trying to cash in on his popularity --

"Obama" cigars. Granada Cigars, a small outfit based in Nicaragua's

tobacco-growing north, is using local and Cuban leaves to hand-roll cigars

wrapped with a band that says "Obama 44," to commemorate the 44th U.S.

President.(Chinese media/Reuters Photo)
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Manager of Granada cigars Miguel Ramirez smokes his Obama cigar at the Segovia cigar factory in Nicaragua's northern province of  Esteli February 4, 2009. While U.S. President Barack Obama tries to kick an old smoking habit, a Nicaraguan company has produced the latest in a flood of merchandise trying to cash in on his popularity -- Obama cigars. Granada Cigars, a small outfit based in Nicaragua's tobacco-growing north, is using local and Cuban leaves to hand-roll cigars wrapped with a band that says Obama 44, to commemorate the 44th U.S. President.





Manager of Granada cigars Miguel Ramirez smokes his

Obama cigar at the Segovia cigar factory in Nicaragua's northern province

of Esteli February 4, 2009. While U.S. President Barack Obama tries to

kick an old smoking habit, a Nicaraguan company has produced the latest in

a flood of merchandise trying to cash in on his popularity -- "Obama"

cigars. Granada Cigars, a small outfit based in Nicaragua's

tobacco-growing north, is using local and Cuban leaves to hand-roll cigars

wrapped with a band that says "Obama 44," to commemorate the 44th U.S.

President.(Chinese media/Reuters Photo)
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