Obama Approval Rating Boost Likely Short-Lived

After announcing the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden late Sunday night, President Barack Obama, who has been increasingly flanked criticism on many fronts, including his now-proven citizenship, had achieved a huge political victory.

US President Barack Obama speaks as House Speaker John Boehnerat and Nancy Pelosi (both not pictured) look on during a dinner of Bi-partisan committee chairmen and ranking members and their spouses in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Monday. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images