Other big acts include pop star Lady Gaga, the punk rock band Green Day, the alternative rock band from Canada called Arcade Fire and the nineteen eighties techno-rock band Devo.

VOA: special.2010.08.02

He said that a small-scale counterterrorism effort is not a viable alternative to the broader military operation now underway.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Mo Sessions is the Chairman, "my great-grandfather, he heard that peanuts were an alternative to cotton."

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

Analysts say that if the Geithner plan fails to revive the financial system, there will be no alternative but short-term nationalization of distressed banks.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

This bio-fuel is an alternative to gasoline and is less harmful to the Earth.

VOA: standard.2010.04.25

Republicans on the committee wanted stronger language, which they inserted in a Republican alternative to the main legislation,regarding U.S.support for Israel and its missile self-defense projects.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

Later,he continued his campaign to win public support for his proposed 2010 federal budget - particularly his request for billions of dollars for health care,education,and alternative energy.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

They add the political climate is still risky and anything could happen, but for the moment there is no alternative to the agreement and the power-sharing government it created.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

President Obama said a government-run insurance option as an alternative to private insurers is one part of Democrat's health care proposal, adding he is willing to address legitimate concerns Republicans have.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Although not the only controversial aspect of reform proposals put forward by Democrats and supported by the president, a proposed government-run insurance option as an alternative to plans offered to Americans by private companies has drawn the most attention.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09