Slovakia rejects expanded eurozone bailout fund

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakian lawmakers on Tuesday rejected the expansion of the euro currency zone's bailout fund.

After 10 hours of debate in parliament, the measure failed to pass by 21 votes.

Slovakia remains the only country in the 17-member eurozone that has not approved expanding the bailout fund, which would require unanimous support to go into effect.

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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakian lawmakers were casting a vote Tuesday that could help determine the future of Europe's common currency, in a bizarre by-product of eurozone rules requiring …