Telegraph: In a latest poll, 59 per cent of respondents gave the president negative marks for his handling of the economy, up from 55 per cent a month earlier. The bounce up to 56 per cent in in his overall approval rating after the al-Qaeda leader was killed in Pakistan on May 2 has quickly slipped back to its previous level of 47 per cent. The Washington Post-ABC poll was taken as a slew of depressing economic figures was released and further pressure was piled on President Obama when it was announced that his top economic adviser was stepping down.