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To pass the healthcare reform act other than costs, costs to our economy in terms of it being a competitiveness issue, and cost to federal, state and local budgets, then we would have had to do this. so the politics be damned. this is about what we came to do. >> reporter: i just read that sound bite to senator rand paul and he said that is absurd. between, a growing sense among republicans that this has energized the base. one conservative blogger at red state.com says this decision hands the election to mitt romney. megyn: one of the most important reactions of the day from doctors. how does...

Start talking about the real issues. going back to romney and health care, i'm amazed i think he has nothing to be ashamed about. i can see why he's staying quiet to appeal to that base of the party. but frankly, you know, health care's an issue we have to tackle. it's a competitiveness issue. when i'm talking to business they will put this out there, they can't come out and say yes we want to get rid of the private system and they'll put it out there as a huge issue to be dealt with. either countries don't have this burden on this companies and we have to start talking about it. >> governor, ...

here it's agony of waiting. a father who is trying to find out whether his two sons are still alive in the rubble. before we talked to him he found out that they had found one of his sons dead and trying to bring him out now. you get a real sense from all the people standing here waiting to find out news about loved ones in these numerous buildings that have collapsed as they see pieces of their lives, furniture, bits and pieces and all they want to know is that their loved ones are safe. they're using sound checks, dogs, hundreds of rescue workers mobilized to van where i am and 200...

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