creeze over, creak to a halt. but it hasn t. oil and gas revenues kept things flowing, kind of. yes, there are major economic problems. there is economic pain here, but the wheels haven t come off the economy yet. so, for example, if you visit a supermarket in moscow, you won t see empty shelves. the shelves are full. true. a lot of the goods that used to be available there, like american cola, have disappeared as international brands have left the russian market. but in some cases there are local replacements. one thing i ve noticed in electronics stores is that most of the smartphones, the tablets, things like that now come from china. now, in short supply and super expensive are spare parts for a lot of the western goods, which are no longer freely available here, like washing machines and cars and photocopiers, things like that. and this sanctions related supply problem actually affects whole industries in russia, like the aviation industry. but the problem isn t
bbc s russia editor. after vladimir putin ordered the invasion of ukraine back in february, russia was hit by a tidal wave of international sanctions. now, at the time, i remember that there were lots of economists predicting that come the winter, the russian economy would, like the moscow river now, freeze over creek to a halt. but it hasn t. oil and gas revenues kept things flowing, kind of. yes, there are major economic problems. there is economic pain here, but the wheels haven t come off the economy yet. so, for example, if you visit a supermarket in moscow, you won t see empty shelves. the shelves are full. true. a lot of the goods that used to be available there, like american cola, have disappeared as international brands have left the russian market. but in some cases there are local replacements. one thing i ve noticed in electronics stores is that most of the smartphones, the tablets, things like that now come from china.
various conversations she has had with people in pennsylvania and in other battleground states, and a lot of the women are saying, people are saying the economy, and, yes, i care about the economy. but when i go into the booth, i think the economy s going to come back. my rights will not. she talked to several republican women who told her that they are going to vote for the democrat because of abortion, and they re not telling their husbands. i think this is an underlying current that is not being measured in the current polls. as you know, newly registered women, newly registered people of color will never show up in these polls because pollsters do not measure them. ticket splitting, is that what s going to happen? i think there should be some of that. we ve shown a propensity to look at different matchups differently. it s not that it s not showing up in the polls. it s that it s baked in. this has been baked in since may and june. it s why the wheels haven t fallen off. it s w
starts here in parliament. next week, a committee of tory backbenchers will announce the rules and the timetable but anyone wanting to be the next prime minister will need to win the backing of their fellow tory mps in order to stand in the first place and then through various rounds. once there are only two candidates left, it will be down to tory party members to decide who gets the topjob. under these circumstances, with the division in the party, i think it is a good thing that it goes to the membership so they have an opportunity to have their say and a vote. westminster is in flux, big decisions affecting us all are paused. as the drama of borisjohnson s downfall is digested, the race to take over gathers pace. leilah nathoo, bbc news. so what sort of qualities would people like to see in their new prime minister, whoever he or she may turn out to be? well, our midlands correspondent phil mackie s been gauging the mood at wolverhampton market. the wheels haven t
and say a well, we re not going to abide by that because our religious beliefs prohibit this. we just haven t recognized that previously in this country. however, there is hobby lobby says a precedent, citizen united of course, that famous case involving funding of political campaigns by corporations. the supreme court there said a corporation is a person and has a right to political views. if they can have political views, why not religious views says hobby lobby. and the tenth circuit which is a big federal district out west, colorado, oklahoma, kansas, wyoming, if agreed with hobby lobby forcing the supreme court to look at this issue to see if there s any legitimacy to the argument. thank you very much. another threat to obama care. our political director cnn s mark tresston. here it is, another headache for the obama administration. over obama care. it sounds like from what paul is saying the entire law is not at