Global Report - 22-December-2008

http://www.instablogs.com/ Winter Snow storm hits US The second winter storm in three days which blew across the U.S. Northeast delayed flights and snarled traffic on the final weekend day before the Christmas holiday. In the West, the Seattle area and other parts of Washington state were hit, with the heaviest blast in a week of snow storms. Precipitation in the New York metropolitan area was largely confined to rain, washing away much of the snow and ice that was dumped on the region during Friday's storm. But low visibility and winds spelled delays at the three major New York region airports of one to two hours on arriving and departing flights. La discrimination positive de Sarkozy The ongoing debate here in France concerning positive discrimination is scandalous. This heated debate has been in a rut for years because of the philosophical objections to helping minorities from the point of view of la