WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama's approval rating is down from a year ago amid the troubled rollout of his signature healthcare reforms, a Gallup poll released on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) said.

Obama averaged 45.8 percent job approval during his fifth year in office. That is down more than two percentage points from his fourth-year average, and slightly better than his career-low of 44. 4 percent in his third year. His most recent quarterly average stands at 41.2 percent, the poll showed.

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