News Alert: At one-year point, Obama gets middling marks

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WASHINGTON - As he nears the one-year point of his presidency, Barack Obama gets middling marks from most Americans but credit for governing in difficult times. A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Jan. 8-9 shows President Obama with 50% or higher approval for handling foreign affairs and terrorism, but 50% or more disapproval on health care and the economy. On handling the situation in Afghanistan there is an almost even divide: 48% approve-47% disapprove. USA TODAY asked these questions and others in a survey of 2,014 adults for an analysis of Obama's standing on the first anniversary of his inauguration Wednesday. The results were used to sort Americans into five broad groups with like-minded attitudes, from those with the most positive views of Obama and the country's future to those with the direst ones. The results of the USA TODAY analysis will be published online Monday night and in Tuesday's paper. For full story, click here.

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