Obama's rating highest in two years

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's approval rating has hit its highest point in two years, 60 percent, and more than half of Americans now say he deserves to be re-elected, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll taken after U.S. forces killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

The president's standing improved not just on foreign policy but also on the war on terror and the economy. Independents, a key voting bloc in the November 2012 presidential election, caused the overall uptick in support by sliding back to Obama after fleeing over the past two years.

The economy remains Americans' top issue. -- AP