Playlist not showing up on iPod

Recently, I have created playlists in iTunes that are not showing up on my iPod after synching. I create the playlist, click and drag the song from my library into the playlist, update/synch my iPod with iTunes and the playlist doesn't appear on the iPod. I also tried clicking and dragging the same songs into an existing playlist and they also don't show up on the iPod after synching the iPod with iTunes.
I have a U2 iPod version 3.1 with the current iPod Updater.
Appreciate any help.
Pete

Hmm, that looks like a bug. I'm not seeing a test playlist I made on my iPhone either.
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