I'm sure that was simply an innocent oversight on your part.
I still haven't learned how to close sarcasm tags.
I noticed the same thing about a month ago, too, on the story about Rep. Jim McDermott losing the final round in his court case. Leibowitz's Canticle had the story two full hours before AP, legitimate breaking news, but FR bounced it to the gossip columns.
Oh, well. Their rules.