AP Source: Holder Considering Torture Probe

FILE -- In this June 25, 2009 file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in...

FILE -- In this June 25, 2009 file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Holder is considering whether to appoint a prosecutor to investigate the Bush administration's interrogation practices. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)

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Holder has discussed with his staff the possibility of a prosecutor, saying he needed someone with "gravitas and grit," the magazine reported. In the end, the attorney general asked for a list of 10 candidates, five from within the Justice Department and five from outside.

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"I hope that whatever decision I make would not have a negative impact on the president's agenda," Holder told Newsweek. "But that can't be a part of my decision."

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