One of my New Year's Resolutions for 2009 is to never ever again believe a politician who makes a bold promise on the campaign trail-even a speaker as gifted as President-elect Barack Obama. Candidate Obama rattled off promise after promise during his speech at the Democrat National Convention. He pledged that he would get away from the "broken politics ...

Attorney General-nominee Eric Holder Jr. says he made mistakes leading up to the pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich but believes he'll be a better attorney general having learned from the experience. At his Senate confirmation on Thursday, Holder reiterated that he regrets not ...

New York police detective Anthony S. Senft's life changed forever when a bomb set by Puerto Rican separatists exploded, blowing him 15 feet in the air and blinding him in one eye. Now, he's angry that Eric Holder, who played a key role ...

Eric Holder Jr., President-elect Barack Obama's pick for attorney general, brings to his confirmation hearing next week a dream resume and a bull's-eye target with his picture in the middle. Holder will get a Republican grilling before the Senate Judiciary Committee Jan. 15. Critics challenge his ...