IPhone / USB devices do not charge when lid closed

I recently noticed an issue with my Macbook Air 13" (late 2010).
Previously, when i plugged in my iPhone when the Air's lid was closed, the phone would charge.
Now recently, when i plug the iPhone in whilst the lid is closed (in sleep mode), the phone does not charge... what could have caused this, and how do you fix it?

Thanks for your input vestan,
however it does still seem odd. does anyone have any further explanation on this. something a little less ambiguous perhaps.
i know many people who rave about the ability to charge devices whilst their macbook is "off". (By off i mean the lid is closed. This is what most people do when they are finished working, so i don't know the right terminology for what power state my Macbook Air is in during this time)
Can someone please clarify how to get this to work. Must be a power setting?

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My issue is more complicated. I have made sure everything is up to date, all the settings that tell the system to sleep when the lid is closed are turned on. I have even turned those settings off off, just so I could turn them back on to make sure there wasn't something quirky about it.
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Yes, those settings were the first things I checked. I also tried changing it to "Do nothing", then changing back to the sleeping option. It still does nothing when I close the lid.
I would like the functionality of it going to sleep when I close the lid for the convenience, like when class ends, I have to rush to my next class, I just want to close the lid, put it in my bag and run to the next class. Keyboard shortcuts like Fn-F4 work, but this laptop should have the functionality I am describing, and I want to figure out why it isn't working and how to fix it.
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