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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Student Debt

    President Obama announced new efforts today to reduce the burden of student debt. He’ll issue an executive order that caps payments to 10 percent of the borrower’s income. But how much will this action help? And with more than one trillion dollars now tied up in student debt, what will this mean for our economy?

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jun 10, 2014 • 1 min read

    President Obama announced new efforts today to reduce the burden of student debt. He’ll issue an executive order that caps payments to 10 percent of the borrower’s income. But how much will this action help? And with more than one trillion dollars now tied up in student debt, what will this mean for our economy?

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    Student Debt, Charlie Beck and Binge TV
    1. 0:00Student DebtYou’re reading this
    2. 11:55Police Chief Beck
    3. 18:04TV Roundup
    4. 26:51'Acquittal'
    5. 42:25E3 Preview
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