N. Korea's Kim may have had stroke

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il may have had a stroke within the past couple of weeks, a U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday.

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"It does appear that Kim Jong-il has suffered a health setback, potentially a stroke," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

She said there have been no signs of a change in governing power and that assessing whether Kim was still capable of governing would "call for a lot of speculation."

Kim failed to appear at a triumphal military parade on Tuesday celebrating North Korea's 60th birthday.

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I am beginning to suspect they are softening up the population for the news that he is dead. Expect weeping at the DUmp.