Afternoon News Bytes: March 6, 2012

AP Survey: More Optimism About US Jobs And Economy; Rise Of Faith Within GOP Has Created America's First Religious Party; U.S. Holds Conflicting Views On Poverty And The Poor; Religion Reporting Descends Into Meme In Super Tuesday's Shadow, Ohio's Poorest Struggle To Rise; Minority Students Get Arrested, Suspended More Than White Students; Microsoft VP: God Can Use Whatever You Have To Spread The Gospel; America's Fossil Fuel Fever; What If All Sides Are Wrong About Taxes?; It's Time To Clean House; Kim Kardashian, The Donald Trump Bible For Money Advice; Who Would Jesus Vote For? (OPINION).