In this edition: bloggers express their doubts about a truce in the Gaza conflict; Joe the Plumber covers the war for a Web TV station; and the rivalry between Madagascar 's president and the mayor of its capital goes live on the Net.
Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, better known as "Joe the plumber", the Republican mascot during the last presidential election, was hired by the conservative website pjtv.com to report on the conflict in Gaza.
Campaigning in the critical state of Florida, John McCain repeatedly brought up “Joe the plumber” in his latest broadside against Barack Obama’s economic platform as Obama took a break to visit his grandmother.
"Joe the plumber", who recently heckled Barack Obama on the campaign trail, has become a star on the Internet. While many doubt the fact that he truly represents middle America, Joe now has his own YouTube parodies.