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First Kim Jong Il, now Mahmoud Ahmadinejad—could the Axis of Evil be felled by rumored illnesses? After Ahmadinejad missed a series of speeches, The Guardian reports that rumors have begun to abound that he has a long-term illness. Doubts about the president’s health couldn’t come at a worse time, as Ahmadinejad’s administration is trying to deal with “near 30 percent inflation, rising unemployment, plummeting oil prices, a market traders' strike over a plan to impose VAT, and demands for the resignation of his interior minister.” Political opponents of Ahmadinejad could be spreading the rumors to endanger his chances in the upcoming election.