Because it may have actually been Breaking News. I don't dismiss a post until I've read it. And I'm not dismissing this one.
Coupled with this mornings Nun post (which was removed from breaking news) it does seem like a untactful trend.
An article about three, new, concurrent instances of extreme media bias against the world's largest most traditional institution (th "nun artcle" you mentioned was actually three articles about three different abuses by the media) ought to be big news for all socially conservative FReepers - and since it was covered by NO media outlets, it ought to get special coverage at FR. That is what is unique about FR - it allows people to read news that is ignored by "BIG MEDIA".
I am wondering why you are so worried about such news being prominently posted. It was very recent and totally new to ALL Freepers (100%) - therefore it was indeed breaking news. Just as the Fireman statue flap was "Breaking News" even though the events covered had actually occured much earlier.