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Why Today's "Agreekment" May Be a Tough Sell

After days of wrangling in Brussels, a "Euro summit" of creditors and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras have agreed to another bailout.  Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, coined a new word for it, " agreekment ." Now it's up to the Greek parliament to agree to the latest terms.

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By Warren Olney • Jul 13, 2015 • 6m Listen

After days of wrangling in Brussels, a "Euro summit" of creditors and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras have agreed to another bailout. Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, coined a new word for it, "agreekment." Now it's up to the Greek parliament to agree to the latest terms. Simon Shuster, who's in Athens for Time magazine, has details.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Evan George

    Director of Content, News

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    Jenny Hamel

    KCRW

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    Simon Shuster

    Time magazine

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