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Analyzing Congress' student loan bill

11:06 AM, July 3, 2012

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Congress passed the student loan bill last week, pushing back the loan interest increase another year.

Discussion of the bill has largely focused on the interest rates on student loans, but there's a lot more that will change with the passage of the bill. Anya Kamenetz, senior writer for Fast Company, will join The Daily Circuit Tuesday to discuss the other elements of the bill.

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