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SAN DIEGO - A Camp Pendleton Marine has relaunched his Facebook page after taking it down briefly when his criticism of President Barack Obama grabbed the attention of his superior and fueled a free speech debate among the military.

PENNSYLVANIA - Sam Wurzelbacher, the man popularly known as "Joe the Plumber" during the 2008 US presidential campaign, and who was seen as the square-shouldered mascot of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, today is embittered enough to say that he does not owe anyone anything.