Afternoon News Bytes: April 12, 2012

Santorum Out, Evangelicals Edge Closer To Romney, But Warily — Jesus Would Oppose The Paul Ryan Budget (OPINION) — Connecticut Lawmakers Vote To Repeal Death Penalty — War Looms For Obama In Iran, Syria, And North Korea — Interim Mali Leader Promises Vote, Anti-Rebel FightIs Facebook Making Us Lonely? — Children v. Dirty Business — Energy Costs Stir Worries In U.S. Economic Expansion — Post-ABC News Poll Shows Drop In Republican Support For Afghan War — The Maddow Doctrine: We Need To Make War Hard Again — Two Leading Social Conservative Groups Back Romney — The State Of Communities Of Color In The U.S. Economy — The Romney/Ryan Budgets Cuts In Anti-Poverty Spending Would Disproportionately Impact Women.