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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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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Fight against Housing Discrimination Gets a New Lease on Life
    1. 1:15Why Today's "Agreekment" May Be a Tough Sell You’re reading this
    2. 8:06Does Your ZIP Code Determine Your Future?
    3. 42:38How Easy Was El Chapo's Escape?
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