Afternoon News Bytes: April 30, 2012

Top Republican Strategist Denies Women Are Paid Less Than Men – Domestic Violence Rises In Sluggish Economy, Police Report – A Different Intersection Of Church And Politics – Some Quotes From State Legislators About Get-Tough Immigration Laws – 21 Killed In North Nigeria Church Service Attacks – In Vast Jungle, U.S. Troops Aid In Search For Kony – Live Below The Line: An Interfaith Approach To Tackling Extreme Poverty and Malaria – Welcome To Azawad, Africa's Newest Country – Why Misdemeanors Aren’t So Minor – Life Expectancies In Much Of U.S. Compare With Those In Poorest Nations – As America's Waistline Expands, Costs Soar – United Against The War On Women (OPINION) – Someone's Lying About America's Secret Drone Program.