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Amsterdam withdraws Obama/Putin “Kiss Me, I’m Drunk” posters Amsterdam Tourist Information • Posted: April 22, 2009 DutchAmsterdam.nl — One of three posters on which foreign political leaders promote this year’s Queen’s Day Celebration in Amsterdam has been voluntarily withdrawn. The photoshopped poster in which US President Barack Obama and Russian Premier Vladimir Putin walk side by side wearing “Kiss me, I’m Drunk” T-shirts will not be seen on billboards and other promotional material. Charles van Renesse of Amsterdam Partners, the city’s promotion firm, says there was no pressure from either America or Russia to withdraw the poster. According to Van...

Electronic voting machines that a Michigan election official said last week incorrectly tabulated vote counts during pre-election tests in the state were used in Minnesota where the senate race between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken is in dispute.

All right, folks. Guess I have to do it again around here and hand out the chill pills. 1) It is absolutely clear to me that we have won this. We will keep the Senate, and I'm 90% sure we keep the House. We'll probably gain a seat, maybe two in the Senate. 2) I know this from the turnout numbers, just as I did in 2004. The fact is, forget Indies. They don't vote in high numbers. It's all about the two parties, and who gets out their base. We have done that today beyond my wildest expectations. The...

How many articles are posted nowadays? I just don't have the time to keep up with all of them. Seems like there's twice as many now as last year.