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My guess is no…

3:1 odds against this happening…

An October surprise: Can the U.S. get Bin Laden by election day? – Los Angeles Times
With barely seven weeks to go until election day, and four months left in office, the Bush administration has launched a three-phase plan intended “to strike at Osama bin Laden and top Al Qaeda leadership,” NPR is reporting tonight.

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My gut tells me he is dead and in the ground

I tend to trust my gut in my day to day life, and I have a strong feeling that Kim Jong Il is no longer among the living.

A few days back there was speculation that Kim died, now come more editorial that the regime is weakening.  Regardless, things are changing in North Korea.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il‘s grip on power may be weakened by ill health and the communist regime will go through a period of “transition” as he recovers over the coming months, a South Korean government official said.
Bloomberg.com

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