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ale IR ashington 11)05t March 19, 2013 Cyprus rejects bailout plan that would make savers pay, raising anxiety in euro zone By Michael Birnbaum and Howard Schneider BERLIN — Lawmakers in Cyprus on Tuesday rejected a bailout plan that would have rescued the country's banks but forced savers to chip in for the cost, throwing down a gauntlet to the rest of Europe over the financial fate of the tiny island nation. The plan to save Cyprus's collapsing banks but to charge depositors for the service proved so controversial that not one of the 56 members of Cyprus's parliament voted for it Tuesday evening. The rejection leaves the fate of rescue plans up in the air, with other European leaders Page I 1 of 3 EFTA01097427
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