It has been the top item for the past 24hrs and other parts of the story have hit the front page simultaneously. It certainly was the most important issue by fa

It has been the top item for the past 24hrs and other parts of the story have hit the front page simultaneously. It certainly was the most important issue by far in the past 7 days. Judging that something with > 1700 comments (where everything has been said that anyone wanted to say) eventually fades from the top spot feels weird.