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Super Tuesday is here, which begs the question - what exactly is Super Tuesday? This nominating extravaganza is the single biggest voting day of the presidential race until November's general election, with ballots being cast in 13 states and one territory: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming and American Samoa. The voting process varies by state. Both Republicans and Democrats hold caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota. Both parties hold primaries in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Virginia. Republicans are also holding caucuses in Alaska and Wyoming, while Democrats hold caucuses in American Samoa.

Super Tuesday is here, which begs the question - what exactly is Super Tuesday? This nominating extravaganza is the single biggest voting day of the presidential race until November's general election, with ballots being cast in 13 states and one territory: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming and American Samoa. The voting process varies by state. Both Republicans and Democrats hold caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota. Both parties hold primaries in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Virginia. Republicans are also holding caucuses in Alaska and Wyoming, while Democrats hold caucuses in American Samoa.

CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien grilled former Republican National Committee Chairman Mel Martinez on her program on Friday regarding the Gop’s renewed efforts to appeal to minority voters. Martinez was asked about one South Carolina Rnc delegate who claimed that minority voters “simply don’t know us.” O’Brien asked Martinez if he agreed with that assessment or, she said, is it possible minority voters really did know the Republican Party and “decided they don't like you?"...

As the retirements of Jon Kyl and Jim Webb make plain, the era of Senator-for-Life Strom Thurmond is over. David A. Graham reports on what's pushing senators out early-and more possible retirees, from John Ensign to Ben Nelson.

When Arizona Republican Jon Kyl announced that he wouldn't run for a fourth term in the Senate, it wasn't exactly a surprise-he'd been rumored to be considering the move for months. But in the past, the very idea that a senator in his position wouldn't run would have been shocking. Kyl's the second-ranking Republican in a body the Gop has a good chance to recapture in 2012, and with a reputation as an influential and skillful politico with sharp elbows, his prospects for moving up were good.

Related story on The Daily Beast: The Gop's Race Backslide

Kyl follows Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-tx), Joe Lieberman (I-ct), Jim Webb (D-va), and Kent Conrad (D-nd...

This week! A look at how gay Frasier was and how brilliant Modern Family is, a chat with United States of Tara's gay couple Michael Hitchcock and Sammy Sheik, and an exploration of bad performances in hit movies. Plus, truly unlikely gays!

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Q: When it comes to positive portrayals of gay characters on TV, I've seen coming out stories, displays of affection, and lots of sweaty workout scenes, but I don't think I've ever seen the love and loyalty that is portrayed between Cam and Mitchell on Modern Family. Do you agree that the "gas station scene" – where Cam, as Fizbo the Clown, mightily defends Mitchell against a jerk – qualifies as one of the most natural, and therefore important, portrayals of gay (or straight) love we've seen on TV?...