Nobel laureate, German author Guenter Grass signs a placard with one of his drawings following a campaign event with Olaf Scholz (not pictured), Social Democratic Party (SPD) top candidate for the upcoming Hamburg state election, at a theatre in Hamburg February 6, 2011. Regional state elections in the German city state of Hamburg will take place on February 20, 2011. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS PROFILE ENTERTAINMENT HEADSHOT)