Videos dont import to iphoto like pictures

I am new to Mac.  I sync wirelessly with iTunes and when I take pictures on my iPhone 4 it auto sends to Photo Stream and puts them into iPhoto.  BUT, Videos taken on my iPhone dont import to iPhoto.  They dont appear to "go to" my Mac at all.  I could only get them on my MacBookPro by plugging in with a cable and transferring manually that way.  Am I missing something??

  I could only get them on my MacBookPro by plugging in with a cable and transferring manually that way
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