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From losses taken by bondholders to recapitalizing banks, many factors are involved to make the bailout plan effective

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A protester raises Greek flag in front of the parliament during a rally against a new austerity package at Athens' Syntagma (Constitution) square June 11, 2011.REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

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A man walks past a branch of Spain's Banesto bank in Madrid October 27, 2011.REUTERS/Andrea Comas

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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, right, addresses the European parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011.AP Photo/Christian Lutz

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