OOTB Approval workflow and content approval

I have successfully utilized the OOTB Approval workflow to manage the content approval status for document libraries.
But when I attempt the same on a list (custom, links, announcements...etc)..... the approval goes through without a problem but the content approval status remains in "Pending" status.
Does the approval workflow NOT work for lists? (And only document libraries?)
I found this article that describes that the solution is to uncheck the "start this workflow when an item is changed":
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2908491
...which is somewhat ridiculous and pretty much forces the user to have to initiate the workflow manually each time they change the item?
At any rate... I did what the article suggested and manually initiated the WF and the approval status still remains in pending mode.
Can someone help clarify this for me?
Thanks in advance

Please make sure that Publishing Approval Workflow feature is enabled in Site Collection Features. Otherwise their should be no issue.
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