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Building a containment dome, a four-story 70-ton structure the company is going to lower over one of the three leaks in attempt too catch the escape out. oil. the other domes to be finished tomorrow, with all three to be installed over the weekend coming up. the associated press reporting that shipping along the mississippi river, though, could soon be limited, the slick moving precariously close to a key shipping lane, the southwest pass, which allows ships carrying food, rubber and, yes, oil, ...

Across the nation. and i think you could also recognize that we have work to do which is to bring down the cost of healthcare throughout the country. that is a big issue, something we tackled for the people uninsured in the past because we got premiums down for them. but getting premiums down for the entire population is now the next responsibility. let me tell you there is a big difference between what we did and what president obama is doing. what we did i think is the ultimate conservative pl...

And perhaps the best thing i can say about it is that it is saving lives. it is the ultimate prolife effort, if you will. because people who otherwise could have lost their lives are now able to get the kind of care that they deserve. >> chris: but governor, lets look at the plan that you signed into law in massachusetts in 2006. you have an individual mandate. you have an employer mandate. you have subsidies for some of the uninsured. you set minimum insurance coverage standards. again, a lot o...

And perhaps the best thing i can say about it is that it is saving lives. it is the ultimate prolife effort, if you will. because people who otherwise could have lost their lives are now able to get the kind of care that they deserve. >> chris: but governor, lets look at the plan that you signed into law in massachusetts in 2006. you have an individual mandate. you have an employer mandate. you have subsidies for some of the uninsured. you set minimum insurance coverage standards. again, a lot o...

And i think you could also recognize that we have work to do which is to bring down the cost of healthcare throughout the country. that is a big issue, something we tackled for the people uninsured in the past because we got premiums down for them. but getting premiums down for the entire population is now the next responsibility. let me tell you there is a big difference between what we did and what president obama is doing. what we did i think is the ultimate conservative plan. we what said pe...

Pushed him on what they have in massachusetts. many in some respects not to different from what they have on the hill right now. >> we got a lot of e-mail from conservatives who said i want you to talk to romney about massachusetts healthcare, romney care which they passed in 2006. obviously it is a state plan, it is not a national plan and he didnt raise taxes although he did take millions of dollars from the federal government. and there are lot of similarities. he has an individual mandate an...

And perhaps the best thing i can say about it is that it is saving lives. it is the ultimate prolife effort, if you will. because people who otherwise could have lost their lives are now able to get the kind of care that they deserve. >> chris: but governor, lets look at the plan that you signed into law in massachusetts in 2006. you have an individual mandate. you have an employer mandate. you have subsidies for some of the uninsured. you set minimum insurance coverage standards. again, a lot o...

And i think you could also recognize that we have work to do which is to bring down the cost of healthcare throughout the country. that is a big issue, something we tackled for the people uninsured in the past because we got premiums down for them. but getting premiums down for the entire population is now the next responsibility. let me tell you there is a big difference between what we did and what president obama is doing. what we did i think is the ultimate conservative plan. we what said pe...

All said and done after all the states that are the laboratories of democracy get their chance to try their own plans, that those who follow the path that we pursued will find its the best path and well end up with a nation that has taken a mandate approach. >> so what is your thought here? what is done on the state level, is it reasonable for think it can be done on the national level? >> ill say something very rare. i think romney is being consistent. actually is consistent to say he wants a s...

President youd put on the nation? i said absolutely not. this is a state plan for a state. it is not a national plan and its fine for you to retreat from your own words in your own book but please dont try to make me retreat from the words that i wrote in my book. >> did you notice that zing romney started with? i wrote my book looking at perry as if perry did not write his book and, you know, its one of those things in politics, a lot of guys dont write their book. >> its so strange. you just k...