L.A. TIMES: Just as things looked brighter for Obama, Americans’ approval of his deficit handling craters. “A new Gallup Poll out this morning finds nearly seven-in-ten Americans disapprove of Obama’s handling — or, rather, lack of handling — of the federal deficit. That disapproval is up from 64% in November. Worse, the approval of his deficit unhandling has plummeted 16%, or five points, from 32 down to 27.”