President Enjoys Jump in Approval Ratings

Klatell & Swanson, The HillPresident Obama has seen his Gallup poll numbers jump into favorability for the first time since July.The rise in popularity arrives after a bruising defeat for Republicans over extending the payroll tax cut, a fight Democrats had hoped to use to their advantage.For the first time since July, more people view President Obama favorably than unfavorably for the first time since July, according to Gallup's tracking poll of the president's job approval rating.

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