The tables of the House Rules Committee chamber were stacked with the Reconciliation Act of 2010 on Friday. The House passed the reconciliation bill – also called the 'fixes' to the health care reform bill – on Sunday. Now those fixes will move on to the Senate. (Harry Hamburg/AP)
After Obama signs health care reform bill, why mess with reconciliation?
House Democrats don't like the health care reform bill they passed Sunday. They only did it because the Senate promised it would 'fix' the bill. And that's where reconciliation comes in.
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Health care reform bill 101: what the bill means to you
President Obama is set to sign the health care reform bill into law this week. But what is in it? What does it mean to you? The Monitor explains the bill in plain English.
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Google ends Internet censorship, dares China to make next move
Google's decision to stop Internet censorship of search results in China puts a global spotlight on China, online free speech activists say.
Mexicans skeptical of US immigration reform in wake of DC march
Sunday's march in Washington for immigration reform made front page news in Mexico, where many complain that the US focuses too much on Mexico's brutal drug war and not enough on immigration reform.
Washington and Tehran rhetoric heats up over Iran nuclear program
The rhetoric between US and Iranian leaders has taken a sharp negative turn over the Iran nuclear program. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Iran's government a "menace" while Supreme Leader Khamenei said the US is not to be trusted.
Supreme Court declines case: US can move detainees without notice
The Supreme Court declined to hear a case on whether federal judges can require the US to give 30 days notice of any plan to move Guantánamo detainees to another country.
Germany social welfare ruling sees 'right' to social, cultural life
Last month a Germany social welfare ruling blocked entitlement reductions on the grounds that all citizens have a right to participate in social, cultural life.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy reshuffles cabinet after election drubbing
French President Nicolas Sarkozy started to reshuffle his cabinet Monday after a resurgent left beat his center-right party in regional voting. The losses have some questioning Sarkozy's shot at reelection in 2012.
Afghan warlord Hekmatyar talks peace, but brings little to table
Afghan warlord Hekmatyar has sent delegates to Kabul for more preliminary peace talks. But his Hizb-e-Islami group lacks teeth on the battlefield and is unlikely to sway more powerful insurgent factions, the Taliban and the Haqqani network.
Egypt names Ahmed el-Tayeb sheikh of Al-Azhar University
Ahmed el-Tayeb, who holds a PhD in Islamic philosophy from the Sorbonne, is expected to be a better face for Egypt's Al Azhar University, which was once preeminent in the Sunni world.
Capitol Hill was a loud place with some quiet moments Sunday as the House debated health care reform.
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