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Public option, whether we have it or we don't have it is not the entirety of health care reform. this is just one sliver of it. >> reporter: the white house is spending less time pushing it and more time talking about it. >> the fact of the matter is there are not the votes in the united states senate for the public option. there never have been. so to continue to chase that rabbit, i think, is just a wasted effort. >> reporter: north dakota senator kent conrad is offering one compromise like the rural electoral co-ops. >> land o lakes is a cooperative. ace hardware is a cooperative. >> report...

Here in the northeast there's lots of natural gas and those prices have fallen more sharply. so you have to kind of take a look at your area to know that one, tony. >> explain this to me. how come some are seeing their bills get more expensive? >> it really depends. they aren't buying it whole sale. we talked to duke energy and it's asking for rate increases of 7% in south carolina and 12% in north carolina. now, what's the reason behind it? they need to upgrade a power plant. al spending money on new smart grid electricity. whether or not it falls depends on the economy. there's a lot you hav...