Thursday, August 03, 2006

Blog: On to day 2 at World Series of Poker



MSNBC - There's a booth selling cigars and at least two tables marketing expensive sports memorabilia to the poker crowd, and a Vegas condo development has hired young poker pro Antonio Esfandiari to convince the masses to buy an apartment in the building

RUSHER COLUMN: Bush has faced grim choices
Portage Daily Register - No president can anticipate all of the problems that will arise on his "watch," but surely even his worst enemies will admit that George W. Bush has been handed more than his fair share of exploding cigars. To be sure, observers have long foreseen

Castro cedes power temporarily, undergoes surgery
KXLY - Castro gave up cigars for health reasons decades ago, but still champions one of Cuba's most important exports. The news stunned Cubans at home and in exile. One woman in the Miami area woke up her 70-year-old mother so they could celebrate with other

Miami Cubans celebrate, plan for long-anticipated end to Castro's rule
San Francisco Gate - Peter Bello, who sells cigars at Cuban Tobacco Trading on Calle Ocho, said the fact that Raul Castro had not appeared publicly or issued a statement made him suspicious. "We strongly believe this could be one of his tricks," said Bello, 49. Page A

Cuban-Americans Keep the Hyphen



Star-Banner - MIAMI, Aug. 2 When Pelayo Duran left Cuba, he had only the clothes on his back and a cigar. He prospered in the United States, not so much with money, but with something more precious: an education for his children, who are now professionals. Still

'The Ant Bully' is big on entertainment
Los Angeles Daily News - in the colony, the most mortal of enemies shows up - the scummy, cigar-smoking exterminator Stan Beals (Paul Giamatti). His threat forces the ants and their constant adversaries, the wasps, to set aside their differences and unite in battle against

Save on Life Insurance
WHO-TV - Smoking (smoking anything even that cigar once a year on New Year s Eve) will make your rates jump up. High cholesterol, high blood pressure, and being overweight will also increase your rates. Well, why not lie? You only smoke at parties