Dan Balz

Recent stories written by Dan Balz

Public option has solid support, survey finds (10/20/2009)

As Democratic congressional leaders and White House officials work to shape health care bills that will go to the House and Senate floors, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that support for a government-run health plan to compete with private insurers has rebounded from its summertime lows and now wins clear majority support from the public.

Health reform opposition easing (9/14/2009)

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama continues to face significant public resistance to his drive to initiate far-reaching changes to the country's health care system, with widespread skepticism about central tenets of his plan, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

A resolute spirit (8/27/2009)

WASHINGTON – Several weeks ago, Vicki Kennedy sent an e-mail to the extended Kennedy family – relatives, friends, colleagues – with one of her regular updates on her husband. We're doing fine, she wrote. "He's a miracle man."