CONNIE CASS, Associated Press

• Hint of economic optimism boosted Obama

  By CONNIE CASS, Associated Press  |  November 7, 2012

  Voters who feel the economic outlook brightening after years of misery and believe Barack Obama better understands people like themselves propelled the president to a second term, exit polls show. Mitt Romney suffered from being labeled a champion of the wealthy over the common man.

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  Convention is GOP's moment for case against Obama

  By CONNIE CASS, Associated Press  |  August 29, 2012

  Republicans have been building their case against the "failed presidency" of Barack Obama for nearly four years and this week's convention is prime time for making the charges stick.

• A look at the ruling upholding Obamacare

  By CONNIE CASS, Associated Press  |  June 28, 2012

  The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care law, including the most disputed part: the mandate that virtually all Americans have health insurance or pay a fine. The mandate was upheld under the federal government's power to levy taxes.

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  US health care reform efforts through history

  By CONNIE CASS, Associated Press  |  June 27, 2012

  The Supreme Court's upcoming ruling on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law follows a century of debate over what role the government should play in helping people in the United States afford medical care.

• Common prenatal tests become campaign issue

  By CONNIE CASS, Associated Press  |  February 22, 2012

  First birth control, now prenatal testing? Once again a fact of life for many American women has become a jarring issue in the presidential race.