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ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reports: If Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain doesn't vote for the Bush administration's $700 billion economic bailout plan, some Republican and Democratic congressional leaders tell ABC News the plan won't pass.

It seems clear that, should Senator Septuagenarian win the election next month, legislators will want to know where he stands on the bill, the effects of which will obviously last long after his term in office.

Obama, on the other hand, has been pretty clear as to where he stands on the proposal. Senator Septuagenarian's campaign's basis has been "I'm a former POW" and "My running mate is an NRA member," so it's not surprising that he's loath to take a stand on this—or any substantive—issue.