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Anwar-Azmin feud over Malaysia gay sex videos seen cooling after Mahathir's exit promise

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KUALA LUMPUR - The heated dispute between Malaysia's would-be future leaders over gay sex videos has been doused after Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad repeatedly reaffirmed his commitment to hand over power to his former protege Anwar Ibrahim, even promising, for the first time, a three-year time frame.
Tun Dr Mahathir, who turns 94 next month, and Datuk Seri Anwar, president of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), had struck a conciliatory tone in the past week.
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