Tuesday's Daily Brief

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Super Tuesday: Final Polls Point To Tight Races POLITICS Congressman Dies After Battle With Cancer MEDIA Radio Stations Drop Limbaugh's Show Over Sandra Fluke Comments WORLD Putin Calls In The Riot Police EDUCATION Feds Buying 7 Million Pounds Of 'Pink Slime' For School Lunches BOOKS EXCLUSIVE: First Look At 'The Hunger Games Adventures' BLOG POSTS Mohamed A. El-Erian: New Billionaire Index Reflects Competing Social Forces Bloomberg's daily identification of the top billionaires could reinforce a trend where these individuals, and many others, allocate a growing portion of their wealth in a manner that helps society as a whole. Rita Wilson: Voting Memories: Readers Recall The First Time They Voted For President Watching my parents mark their ballots, knowing they never skipped an election, instilled in me a belief that it was a privilege to be able to vote but also that it meant something. Abby Huntsman Livingston: Republicans, Be Bold! For the Republican Party to be attractive again to the various groups that have historically found a home under the "Big Tent," it needs to think big and put forward a new generation of bold ideas that fit neatly within the overarching themes of Republican values. Conor White-Sullivan: Introducing "Change My Mind": HuffPost's New Debates Tool At HuffPost, we're all about finding ways to move the national discourse beyond the outdated dichotomy of left and right. Today, we are launching a new platform for debate to further that mission. We are calling it "Change my Mind." Fran Drescher: I'm Officiating a Same-Sex Marriage Ceremony Today! I've always been vocal about standing up against social injustices. There's a reason God gave me this voice, right? I look forward to the day when I can "pronounce" same-sex marriage no longer illegal: "You may now kiss that outdated law goodbye!"

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