MBP won't sleep after woken up w/ lid closed & external display

At my desk, I use my MBP on an external monitor with the lid closed and the laptop placed aside. It works great because my USB keyboard and mouse will wake the laptop while the lid is closed.
However, my problem is that it doesn't seem to want to go to sleep when in this setup. I can force it to sleep via the Apple Menu, but it won't go to sleep on its on (as per power saver preferences). It will sleep the display, but the power led never goes from slid to pulsating (indicating sleep?)
Is this normal, or is there something I'm missing? I suppose it could be my mouse and keyboard constantly keeping the thing awake, but that seems unlikely.
Thanks.

Seen this?
"Mac OS X: Why your Mac might not sleep or stay in sleep mode"
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1776
As well, try resetting some of the hardware involved (PRAM~NVRAM). See this Apple KB for details, etc.:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
Can't hurt to try, and apparently this has helped others recently.
Failing that, take it to an Apple Store and ask staff there for assistance.
Good luck in any case.

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