a day of silence campaigning and political ads are cleared from the russian airways as voters shake off their apathy and prepare for what's expected to be the highest presidential election turnout in decades. yet another suicide bombing strikes in syria the latest in a chain of attacks against government supporters as the syrian national council far from home in turkey to fuel the fighting. plus u.s. president barack obama is caught between those for and against a military strike on iran's nuclear sites just as he prepares to face the mighty israeli lobby our top stories this hour. around the clock around the world this is r.t. live here in our studios in central moscow all political campaigning is all fair in russia a day before the presidential election voters are now deciding for themselves who they want to see as head of state for the next six years and it's the growing public involvement in the country's political life has made this fight stand out from the ones before. this election is going to be quite different compared to all the other presidential polls russia's had is being h