Colibri Lighters, long known by cigar smokers for their brand of lighters filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday and will close its doors.  Employees were notified by a message from CEO Jim Fleet on the evening of January 14th. 
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Looks like a little sanity has crept into the proposed legislation for the SCHIP Healthcare Plan.  Last year, Congress tried to pass a SCHIP plan that would have increased the tax on cigars by some 10,000%.  Fortunately, President Bush vetoed the legislation both times when it landed on his desk.
Now with President-Elect Obama set to [...]

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 The new Cigar Inn in Manhattan officially opened for business on December 2 as owners (and brothers) Billy, Gus and Bass Fakih cut the ribbon to the shop, welcoming in a crowd of about 50 patrons and friends. The upscale cigar store, located on Second Avenue between East 53rd and 54th streets, contains the world’s first [...]

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