New ABC News/Washington Post and CBS News polls show some slippage in President Obama's job approval rating, now at 56% and 53%, respectively. The RCP Average of Obama's approval is at 53% overall.

CBS finds that among independent voters, Obama's approval has slipped to 45% from 52% in October. The right track/wrong track number from ABC/WP is 44/55, matching the worst net score since late March.

Health Care: ABC/Washington Post looks closely at health care reform, where 41% of respondents say they strongly disapprove of the president's handling of the issue. Overall, 47% approve and 49% disapprove.

Still, more voters favor Obama than Republicans on the issue by a margin of 13 points. And slightly more voters support the proposed changes now than last month -- 48%, versus 49% who oppose it. Obama also sees improvement among a key demographic -- seniors -- though a majority still are wary.

A potential warning sign for Democrats, however, as final passage seems increasingly unlikely in 2009: 25% of respondents say they're more likely to vote for a candidate who supports health care reform, while 29% say they're less likely to do so. Forty-five percent say it won't make much difference.

Afghanistan: After months now of deliberating (some say dithering) on a new military posture, only 45% now approve of Obama's handling of the issue. It had been one of his strongest points, with 62% approving of his handling on that issue just this summer. CBS' poll scores him even lower in that regard -- 38% today, versus 48% in August and 58% in April. The biggest change here, to, is among independents -- from 44% to 30% approval.

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