Amid pressure, bailout critic is new Greek finance minister

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

ATHENS, Greece -- Greece's new left-wing prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, picked an outspoken bailout critic as his new finance minister Tuesday, signaling his resolve to take a tough line with eurozone lenders in an effort to write off a massive chunk of rescue debt.

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