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A box containing Obama cigars is displayed 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.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>> |