Remembering 'Joe the Plumber': Samuel Wurzelbacher's Legacy Lives On
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Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, famously known as 'Joe the Plumber,' has passed away at the age of 49. Wurzelbacher gained national attention during the 2008 presidential campaign when he questioned then-candidate Barack Obama about his small business tax policies. He later ran for Congress in 2012 but was unsuccessful.
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