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EU Parliament: No Gender Stereotypes in Advertising
James Joyner | September 04, 2008The EU Parliament on Wednesday called on "EU institutions and member states to develop awareness actions against sexist insults or degrading images of women and men in advertising and marketing," Der Spiegel reports. MEPs overwhelmingly endorsed a report, written by Sweden's Eva-Britt Svensson, which also encourages monitoring of existing European sex discrimination laws and calls on the media to set a good example. The measure is not legally binding.
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Atlantic Council Chairman Named National Security Advisor
Atlantic Council Chairman General James L. Jones has accepted President-elect Barack Obama’s offer to serve as his National Security Advisor. Jones, respected on both sides of the aisle, brings more than forty years of military and diplomatic experience to the post.
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US-Pakistan Need ‘Strategic Partnership'
While our two countries have been allies since the 1950s, neither side has viewed the relationship strategically, Husain Haqqani, Pakistan’s new Ambassador to the United States, told the Atlantic Council.
Council Highlight
Counterterrorism Plan for Obama
Atlantic Council senior fellow David L. Phillips published an op-ed at the Boston Globe entitled, "A counterterrorism plan for Obama."
