In the face of opposition from Independent Senator Joe Lieberman, and to gain his vote, Senate lawmakers first dropped the government insurance option and then an alternative plan to decrease the eligibility age for the existing government Medicare program.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

"Our anticipation is that it will be another seven to ten days to complete all of the preparations that we need to exercise this option and then at that point, we'll pump the kill mud and hopefully have this well killed, and well shut off, and the flow shut off."

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

The most disputed part of the bill is a "public option" for individuals and small businesses.

VOA: special.2009.11.13

But insurance companies and conservatives in Congress say the so-called public option would mean unfair competition.

VOA: special.2009.09.12

But labor unions and progressive groups tried to defeat her for opposing a "public option."

VOA: special.2010.06.12

You have the option of just eating one." Kristi Cunningham says she and Sam Whitfield hope to expand Curbside Cupcakes within Washington and to surrounding areas.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

In 2008,the giant Coca-Cola Company bought 40 percent of Honest Tea and has the option of buying it all in 2011.

VOA: standard.2010.02.17

Another option,he says, is to put the waste aside and dispose of it properly when resources are available.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

"I would promote this place to any young person that wanted to change themselves and find another option."

VOA: standard.2010.04.29

Conservative Democrats and most Republicans are skeptical of a public option, saying it would lead to nationalized health care in the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

"And the message to every country, I think,is that doing nothing is no longer an option."

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

But as analysts Charles Kupchan of the Council on Foreign Relations points out, security and political considerations rule out such an option in Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

Danny Jordaan says the vuvuzelas are being evaluated on an ongoing basis and that a ban is an option "if there are grounds to do so."

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

Democrats and Republicans present sharply divergent views on the so-called "public option".

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

And there is another option available as well private insurance.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

Such an option exists under Scottish law, and Scottish Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill, announcing Megrahi's release Thursday, said the convicted bomber and former Libyan intelligence officer is near death from prostate cancer.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21