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Fri 10 Oct 2008'He does want to punish me; he does want to punish me for working harder'
JOE WURZELBACHER last week was a plumber in Toledo, Ohio, unknown to most outside his Springfield township home. Today, he has become one of the best-known men in the US, if only temporarily, writes Mark Hennessyin Washington.
Yesterday the shaven-headed 34-year-old spent much of his time dealing with queries from US media, following John McCain's mention of him in Wednesday night's final presidential debate.
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