No more-cigs: Obama still chewing nicotine to kick habit

No more-cigs: Obama still chewing nicotine to kick habit

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May 30, 2008 -- Barack Obama is still chewing regularly on nicotine gum in a long, ongoing struggle to kick his smoking habit, it was revealed yesterday.

Obama's difficult quest to give up cigarettes resurfaced as an issue as his Chicago doctor released a one-page medical report on the candidate.

The doctor declared the Democratic presidential front-runner healthy, fit and trim.

Obama smoked cigs for more than 20 years before making a serious effort to quit in December 2006 as ...

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Every candidate has to deal with appearances, but give me a break. I don't like Obama more than the majority of you do, but I do think we can cut him a little slack with this one. Remember when this sort of thing was respected?

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