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At the Department of Justice, too much change, or not enough?

Hello again, I'm Orman Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Barack Obama's nominee for Attorney General told a Senate committee today that waterboarding is

torture. But Eric Older also admitted mistakes during his service in Bill Clinton's Department

of Justice. Republicans wanted to know why Holder did not try to stop Clinton's last-minute

pardon of the fugitive financier Mark Rich. Democrats wanted to know if Holder did not try to stop Clinton's last-minute pardon of the fugitive financier

Mark Rich. Democrats wanted to know if he could stay independent from White House influence

and rebuild the Justice Department riddled with scandal. We'll hear some of today's questions

and answers and talk to supporters and skeptics about one of the incoming president's most

important cabinet choices.

On reporter's notebook, Steve Jobs, and the future of Apple.

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Hello again, Warren-Aulney, back with To the Point. The Senate Judiciary Committee is taking a long, hard

look at Eric Holder, Barack Obama's nominee for Attorney General. We'll hear about waterboarding,

former President Clinton's controversial pardons, and Holders pledged to restore credibility

to the Justice Department after years of what he called allegations of improper political influence.

On reporter's notebook, Steve Jobs is taking six months off for health reasons what's in store for Apple Incorporated,

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