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

But there is strong resistance in the Senate to a public option.

VOA: special.2009.11.13

Irma,who was recently inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, says retirement is not an option for her right now.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Liberal Democrats, including Speaker Pelosi, insist that a public option must be part of any bill eventually passed by Congress.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called a strong public option "essential" for any bill to pass in the House.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Hundreds of electric utility companies are trying to burnish their green credentials by offering customers the option of supporting alternative energy.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

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

Mr.Obama's own party is split on the issue, with liberal Democrats insisting on the public option and moderate Democrats rejecting it.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

And even some Democrats have been debating whether a reform bill should include a government-run insurance plan, known as a "public option."

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Reid said that the legislation he is proposing would allow states not to participate in the public option.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

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

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

Senator Baucus told reporters on Wednesday that he believes a government option could not pass in the Senate.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09