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President Obama, nukes and Afghanistan – that is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points” memo. Thursday, the president led the U.N. Security Council to pass a resolution making it more difficult for nations to violate the nuclear weapons ban. A good thing for sure, but it doesn’t mean very …

Famed Beverly Hills Courier columnist George Christy gives you an insider’s peek into Hollywood’s A-list parties and personalities. “Wonderful idea, I love it!,” beamed Oprah Winfrey, when a suggestion was made about initiating an Oprah Winfrey Film Club, after the fashion of her successful Book Club. Oprah arrived in Canada …

John Edwards’ Wife: New Book Will Address Affair | Nora Ephron Wears It Well; One Life, One Death; Sightings; Grammy Promos; Gary Collins John Edwards’ Wife: New Book Will Address Affair You’d think after the chaos last year surrounding former Senator John Edwards’ personal life, his wife, Elizabeth, would not …

Your baby needs lots of love and reassurance and, as every parent knows … diapers. Wrapping a diaper around your baby’s bottom is a routine chore — but is it a “green” one as well? “Diapers solve a public health problem,” says Chaz Miller, director of state programs for the …

Two astronauts joined the millions of Americans who watched now-President Barack Obama’s inauguration Tuesday, even though they were flying high above Earth aboard the International Space Station. Space station commander Michael Fincke and flight engineer Sandra Magnus, both of NASA, took some time out of their busy day to watch …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Commanding Critic The former commander of the U.S.S. Cole — which was attacked by terrorists off the coast of Yemen in 2000 — has slammed President Obama’s orders to close the Guantanamo detention center and re-evaluate its prisoners. Retired Navy Commander Kirk …

Actress Natasha Richardson was not wearing a helmet on Monday when she fell and suffered a critical head injury on a beginner ski slope in Canada. The question is — would a helmet have saved her life? The answer is a surprising one: Maybe not. For years, the ski industry …

So President Obama went on Leno, where apparently, he offended the mentally and physically challenged. No, not “The View” — the Special Olympics. Now, in the media, it’s easy to find folks defending Obama — they’re the same people who would have crucified Bush for the same thing. But maybe …

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: What I’m looking at is not the day-to-day gyrations of the stock market. (END VIDEO CLIP) Well, who am I to start offering advice, Mr. President, but start looking at those gyrations, because they’re bad gyrations, and they’re more than …

The most important job in the world used to be “raising awareness.” Every day we were told how important it was to do it for issues like AIDS, global warming and fat kids. But just as raising awareness had become full-time jobs for millions of punks bearing clipboards and acne, …